American  Railway  Association 


HISTORICAL  STATEMENT 


PRESENT  ACTIVITIES 


AUGUST   J 5,   J92J 


AMERICAN  RAILWAY  ASSOCIATION 

OFFICERS 

Daniel  Willard Chairman,  Board  of  Directors 

R.  H.  Aishton President 

W.  G.  Besler First  Vice-President 

Hale  Holden Second  Vice-President 

J.  E.  Fairbanks General  Secretary  and  Treasurer 

H.  J.  Forster Assistant  General  Secretary  and 

Assistant  Treasurer. 


BOARD   OF   DIRECTORS 

Daniel  Willard,  Chairman 

W.  G.  Besler,  President  and  General  Manager,  Central  Railroad  Company 

of  New  Jersey. 
C.  R.  Grav,  President,  Union  Pacific  System. 
J.  H.  Hustis,  President,  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad. 
W.  L.  Mapother,  President,  Louisville  &  Nashville  Railroad. 
W.  R.  Scott-,  Pre.sideut,  Southern  Pacific,  Texas-Louisiana  Lines. 
\V.  H.  Tlrxiesdab,  president,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  Railroad. 

,  ■  Terms  Expire  November,  1921 

E.  'W.  Beatty,  President,  Canadian  Pacific  Railway. 

B.  F.  Bush,  President,  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad. 

H.  E,  Bvram,  President,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railroad. 

C.  H.  ]\iarkham,  President,  Illinois  Central  Railroad. 
A.  H.  Smith,  President,  New  York  Central  Lines. 
Daniel  Willard,  President,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad. 

Terms  Expire  November,  1922 

W.  W.  Atterbury,  Vice-President  in  charge  of  Operation,  Pennsylvania  System. 

Hale  Holden,  President,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad. 

Howard  G.  Keliey,  President,  Grand  Trunk  Railway. 

N.  D.  Maher,  President,  Norfolk  &  Western  Railway. 

E.  J.  Pearson,  President,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  Raibroad. 

W.  B.  Storey,  President,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  System. 

Terms  Expire  November,  1923 


EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

W.  W.  Atterbury  C.  H.  Markham  W.  G.  Besler 

E.  J.  Pearson  Howard  G.  Keliey  N.  D.  Maher 

W.  B.  Storey 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 

Page 
Number 

Articles  of  Organization  and  By-Laws 130 

Block  Signal  and  Interlocking  Rules 8 

Car  Service 9-43-44 

Chart  of  Organization 135 

Clearances 12-61 

Codes  of  Rules 10 

Conferences  with  Interstate  Commerce  Commission 129 

Construction  and  Maintenance  Section — Activities 55 

Construction  and  Maintenance  Section — Officers  and  Committees  of.  67 

Demurrage 9-44-45 

Details  of  Locomotive  and  Car  Construction 12-89-97 

Electrical  Section — Activities 61 

Electrical  Section — Officers  and  Committees  of 77 

Engineering  Division — Activities 55 

Engineering  Division — Officers  and  Committees  of 67 

Equipment  Painting  Section — Officers  and  Committees  of 106 

Federal  Control,  Activities  during 15 

Freight  Claim  Division — Activities 121 

Freight  Claim  Division — Officers  and  Committees  of 122 

Freight  Handling  Service 46 

Freight  Station  Section — Activities 20 

Freight  Station  Section — Officers  and  Committees  of 26 

General 15 

Joint  Committee  on  Automatic  Train  Control — Activities 127 

Joint  Committee  on  Automatic  Train  Control^ — Officers  of 127 

Joint  Committee  on  Fuel  Conservation— Activities 128 

Joint  Committee  on  Fuel  Conservation — Officers  of 128 

Joint  Committee  on  Joint  Inspection  of  Standard  Material 117 

Mechanical  Division — Activities 89 

Mechanical  Division — Officers  and  Committees  of 98 

Medical  and  Surgical  Section — Activities 19 

Medical  and  Surgical  Section — Officers  and  Committees  of 24 

Operating  Division — Activities 19 

Operating  Division — Officers  and  Committees  of 23 

Organization 7 

Per  Diem 9-43-45 

Prevention  of  Accidents  at  Grade  Crossings 10 

Protective  Section — Activities 20 

Protective  Section — Officers  and  Committees  of 26 

Purchases  and  Stores  Division — Activities Ill 

Purchases  and  Stores  Division — Officers  and  Committees  of 114 

Railroad  Business  Mail. . . ; 44—46 

Rails 11 

Safety  Section — Activities 20 

Safety  Section — Officers  and  Committees  of 33 

Signal  Section — Activities 61 

Signal  Section — Officers  and  Committees  of 78 

Special  Committee  on  Relations  of  Railway  Operation  to  Legislation.  14 

Standard  Code  of  Train  Rules 8 

Standard  Containers 129 

Standard  Dimensions  of  Box  Cars 12 

Standard  Height  of  Draw  Bars 14 

Standard  Time 7 

Telegraph  and  Telephone  Section — Activities 21 

Telegraph  and  Telephone  Section — Officers  and  Committees  of 34 

Traffic  Division — Activities 51 

Traffic  Division — Officers  and  Committees  of 51 

Transportation  Division — Activities 43 

Transportation  Division — Officers  and  Committees  of 46 

Transportation  of  Explosives  and  Other  Dangerous  Articles 12 

Uniform  Location  of  Hand  Holds  and  Grab  Irons 14 

War  Activities 14 


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HISTORICAL  STATEMENT 


AMERICAN  RAILWAY  ASSOCIATION 
ORGANIZATION 

The  American  Railway  Association  had  its  inception  in  meetings  of  Gen- 
eral Managers  and  ranking  operating  railway  officials  known  as  Time- Table 
Conventions,  the  first  of  which  was  held  on  October  1,  1872,  at  Louisville. 

The  only  business  transacted  at  these  sessions  was  the  adoption  of  summer 
and  winter  time  schedules  for  through  passenger  trains,  until  April,  1883,  when 
the  system  of  Standard  Time  was  made  effective,  and  the  adoption  of  the 
report  in  1883  covering  uniform  train  signals  referred  to  hereafter. 

The  "Time-Table  Meeting"  of  October  13,  1875,  changed  its  name  to  the 
"General  Time  Convention"  by  which  name  it  was  known  until  October,  1891, 
when  the  name  was  changed  again  to  the  "American  Railway  Association." 
The  Southern  Railway  Time  Convention  was  consolidated  with  the  General 
Time  Convention  in  April,  1886. 

The  scope  of  the  American  Railway  Association  was  enlarged  in  January, 
1919,  and  the  following  organizations  have  since  that  date  been  amalgamated 
therein : 

•  American  Railway  Master  Mechanics'  Association. 
American  Railway  Perishable  Freight  Association. 

.'  Association  of  Railway  Telegraph  Superintendents. 

-  Association  of  Transportation  and  Car  Accounting  Officers. 

Freight  Claim  Association. 

International  Association  of  Railway  Special  Agents  and  Police. 

Master  Car  and  Locomotive  Painters'  Association. 

•  Master  Car  Builders'  Association. 

•  Railway  Signal  Association. 
Railway  Storekeepers'  Association. 

■The  present  membership  of  the  Association  is  as  follows:  712  railroads, 
operating  315,340  miles.  Included  in  the  membership  list  are  railroads 
located  in  Canada,  Cuba,  Japan,  Mexico,  Philippine  Islands,  Porto  Rico, 
and  Yucatan.  There  are  included  also  in  the  membership  of  the  Association 
5  steamship  companies,  1  express  company,  and  1  private  car  line. 

The  Articles  of  Organization  and  By-laws  now  in  effect  are  attached 
(Exhibit  A);  also,  a  chart  showing  the  present  organization   (Exhibit  B). 

ACTIVITIES 

Among  the  many  improved  methods  of  operation  developed  through  the 
cooperative  efforts  of  the  representatives  of  the  railroads  through  the  Amer- 
ican Railway  Association  may  be  mentioned  the  following: 

STANDARD  TIME 

As  a  result  of  the  concerted  action  of  the  Association  the  railroads  of  the 
United  States  and  Canada,  on  November  18,  1883,  put  into  practical  adoption 
a  detailed  system  of  Standard  Time,  the  distinctive  features  of  which  were 
the  following: 

1.  It  provided  for  an  elastic  instead  of  a  rigid  boundary  line 
between  the  hour  sections. 

2.  It  designated  every  point  upon  the  boundary  lines  where  the 
change  from  one  hour  section  to  the  other  v;as  to  be  made. 


3.  It  arranged  a  method  of  passing  from  the  use  of  one  hour 
standard  to  aiiother  without  danger  of  interference  or  mistake. 

4.  It  included  definite  information  respecting  the  changes  required 
in  the  schedule  of  every  train  on  each  railroad,  in  passing  from  the  use 
of  the  old  to  the  new  standard,  so  as  to  preserve  unbroken  the  relative 
time  and  connections  with  trains  on  other  roads. 

5.  It  suggested  a  common-sense  adjustment  between  local  and 
standard  time  by  the  statement:  "In  fact,  local  time  would  be  prac- 
calh-  abolished." 

6.  It  proposed  nothing  that  could  not  be  adopted  in  practice. 

Previous  to  November  18,  1SS3,  every  railway  ran  its  trains  by  the  local 
time  of  the  City  in  which  its  headquarters  were  located  or  some  other  arbitrary 
standard.  There  were  over  fifty  standards  in  use  differing  from  each  other  by 
odd  numbers  of  minutes.  On  the  date  named  these  were  resolved  into  four 
standards  based  upon  Greenwich  Meridian  Time  with  a  difference  of  an  even 
hour  between  them. 

Since  the  adoption  of  the  system  in  the  United  States  its  use  has  been 
extended  to  practically  all  parts  of  the  civilized  world. 

STANDARD  CODE  OF  TRAIN  RULES 

Prior  to  1883,  hand,  lamp,  whistle,  and  bell  cord  signals  in  use  upon  rail- 
way trains  varied  greatly;  in  some  instances  the  motion  of  the  hands  or  flag  or 
sound  of  the  whistle  would  convey  exactly  opposite  meanings  to  employes  of 
different  railroads  which  used  the  same  terminal  station  for  their  trains.  Bell 
cord  and  other  signals  were  similarly  at  variance. 

A  Code  of  Uniform  Train  Signals  was  adopted,  taking  effect  November 
16,  1884. 

The  adoption  of  the  Uniform  Code  of  signals  led  to  another  step:  In 
October,  1884,  a  Committee  was  appointed  to  compile  a  Standard  Code  of 
Train  Rules.  The  Code  was  first  approved  in  April,  1887,  and,  from  a  simple 
beginning,  the  Standard  Code  at  the  present  time  contains  rules  for  the  opera- 
tion of  trains  on  single  track,  rules  for  movement  by  train  orders,  forms  of 
train  orders  for  single  track  operation,  rules  for  double  track  operation,  rules 
for  movement  by  train  orders  on  double  track,  forms  of  train  orders  for  double 
track  operation,  rules  governing  the  movement  of  trains  with  the  current  of 
traffic  on  two  or  more  tracks  by  block  signals,  rules  governing  the  movement  of 
trains  against  the  current  of  traffic  on  two  or  more  tracks  by  block  signals,  and 
additional  rules  for  three  or  more  tracks. 

The  Standard  Code  is  revised  periodically  as  conditions  warrant  changes 
therein,  the  last  revision  being  made  in  1915.  The  Committee  on  Operat- 
ing Rules  of  Division  I — Operating,  is  at  the  present  time  studying  the  rules 
to  ascertain  whether  any  further  changes  are  desirable  therein. 

The  Standard  Code  in  its  essentials  has  been  adopted  by  practically  every 
railroad  in  the  United  States. 

BLOCK  SIGNAL  AND  INTERLOCKING  RULES 

In  April,  1892,  a  Joint  Committee  consisting  of  the  members  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Safety  AppUances  and  the  Committee  on  Train  Rules  was  appointed 
to  study  the  subject  of  interlocking  switches  and  block  systems. 

The  first  report  of  the  Joint  Committee  was  submitted  in  February,  1893, 
in  which  were  contained  preliminary  definitions  of  a  simple  block  system. 
Further  reports  were  made  as  the  study  of  this  subject  progressed  and  on 
April  L"),  1896,  a  Code  of  Block  Signal  Rules  was  adopted  by  the  Association. 

This  Code  has  been  continually  studied  since  that  time  and  other  revisions 
made  therein  by  the  Association  in  1900,  1909,  and  1915. 

The  Code  at  the  present  time  consists  of  definitions,  requisites  of  instal- 
lation and  rules  for  manual  block  system,  requisites  of  installation  and  rules  for 

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controlled  manual  block  system,  and  requisites  of  installation  and  rules  for 
automatic  block  system. 

The  Joint  Committee  referred  to  above  had  been  studying  also  the  ques- 
tion of  interlocking  rules,  submitting  progress  reports  from  time  to  time  until 
the  session  of  the  Association  on  October  6,  1897,  when  a  Code  of  Interlocking 
Rules  was  adopted.  This  Code  has  been  revised  since  that  time,  in  1900,  1909, 
and  1915,  and  consists  of  definitions,  requisites  of  installation,  and  rules. 

The  Standard  Code  of  Train  Rules,  Block  Signal  Rules,  and  Interlocking 
Rules  increases  the  safety  factor  in  the  operation  of  railroads  by  avoiding  the 
necessity  of  train  crews  being  familiar  with  different  train  rules  where  one  rail- 
road has  trackage  rights  over  another,  at  junction  points,  in  detour  movements, 
where  employes  leave  the  service  of  one  road  to  enter  the  service  of  another, 
etc. 

CAR  SERVICE 

Prior  to  1888,  settlement  between  railroads  for  freight  car  hire  was  made 
upon  a  mileage  basis  which  meant  that  such  cars  when  leaving  their  owner's 
tracks  for  movement  over  other  lines  earned  no  more  for  the  railroad  owning 
them  than  a  rental  charge  based  on  the  number  of  miles  run;  when  they  were 
not  moving  they  earned  nothing. 

On  February  1,  1888,  a  number  of  the  railroads  put  into  effect  a  mixed 
plan  combining  a  per  diem  and  mileage  charge.  The  plan  proved  unsatis- 
factory and  the  railroads  returned  to  mileage  settlements  until  July  1,  1902, 
when  the  Per  Diem  Rules  were  adopted  by  the  Association,  and  to  which 
reference  is  made  in  another  paragraph. 

A  Code  of  Car  Service  Rules  was  first  adopted  on  October  12,  1892,  and 
has  since  that  date  been  subject  to  amendment  whenever  the  conditions  war- 
ranted such  action. 

PER  DIEM 

In  the  latter  part  of  1886,  a  Committee  was  appointed  by  the  General 
Time  Convention  known  as  the  Committee  on  Uniform  Car  Mileage  Reports. 
This  Committee  presented  several  reports  as  to  methods  for  reporting 
mileage  of  Hne  cars  and  uniform  rates  for  passenger  car  mileage  and  was  the 
predecessor  of  the  Committee  on  Car  Service,  which,  at  the  April,  1902,  meeting 
of  The  American  Railway  Association,  presented  a  Code  of  Per  Diem  Rules 
which  was  adopted  and  through  which  a  system  of  accounting  for  interchange 
of  freight  cars  was  established. 

The  agreement  entered  into  at  that  time,  known  as  the  Per  Diem  Rules 
Agreement,  provided  that: 

"The  subscribing  railroad  company  promises  and  agrees  with  each 
railroad  company  severally  which  heretofore  or  hereafter  may  have 
subscribed  and  filed  a  like  agreement  with  the  Secretary  of  The  American 
Railway  Association,  that  the  subscriber  will  abide  by  the  rules  govern- 
ing settlement  for  the  use  of  freight  cars,  as  adopted  by  the  Association 
and  designated  'Per  Diem  Rules'  on  the  minutes  of  its  proceedings; 
this  agreement  to  continue  until  withdrawn  by  three  months'  previous 
notice  in  writing  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Association." 
This  agreement,  in  modified  form,  is  in  effect  at  the  present  time. 
The  Code  of  Per  Diem  Rules  has  been  amended  from  time  to  time. 

DEMURRAGE 

Prior  to  April  1,  1910,  each  railroad  pubHshed  its  own  demvurage  rules, 
and  while  they  were  generally  uniform  for  various  sections  of  the  country, 
there  was  entire  lack  of  uniformity  as  between  those  sections. 

The  American  Railway  Association  formulated  the  uniform  code  of  de- 
murrage rules,  designated  them  National  Car  Demurrage  Rules,  and  recom- 
mended them  for  adoption  by  the  carriers. 

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The  National  Association  of  Railway  Commissioners  appointed  a  commit- 
tee consisting  of  one  representative  from  the  railroad  commission  of  each  State 
and  a  representative  from  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission,  to  for- 
mulate a  system  of  car  demurrage  rules  to  be  applicable  alike  on  state  and 
interstate  transportation.  This  committee  appointed  a  sub-committee  of 
five  members,  of  which  Hon.  Franklin  K.  Lane,  Interstate  Commerce  Com- 
missioner, was  Chairman,  charged  with  the  duty  of  drafting  a  suitable  demur- 
rage code  for  submission  to  the  full  committee. 

In  formulating  its  uniform  code,  the  committee  used  as  a  basis  the 
uniform  rules  recommended  by  the  American  Railway  Association.  A  general 
public  hearing  was  held  in  the  rooms  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission 
at  Washington,  June  4  and  5,  1909,  as  a  result  of  which  a  uniform  code  of 
demurrage  rules,  of  which  the  uniform  rules  recommended  by  the  American 
Railway  Association  were  the  basis,  was  adopted  by  the  National  Association 
of  Railway  Commissioners,  which  received  the  endorsement  of  the  Interstate 
Commerce  Commission  under  date  of  December  18,  1909,  with  its  recom- 
mendation that  they  be  made  effective  on  interstate  transportation  throughout 
the  country. 

The  carriers  generally  issued  their  individual  tariffs  promulgating  the 
recommended  rules  effective  April  1,  1910. 

Effective  December  1,  1919,  through  the  efforts  of  the  American  Railway 
Association,  a  common  demurrage  tariff  was  issued  on  behalf  of  practically 
all  the  railroads. 

CODES  OF  RULES 

In  addition  to  the  Codes  of  Rules  adopted  by  the  American  Railway 
Association  which  have  been  referred  to  heretofore,  Codes  have  been  adopted 
as  recommended  practice,  as  follows: 

Air  Brake  and  Train  Air  Signal  Rules;  adopted  in  April,  1908. 

Car  Seal  Rules;  adopted  in  May,  1916. 

L.  C.  L.  Rules  Covering  the  Receipt,  Stowing,  Handling  and  Dehvery  of 
Less-than-Carload  Freight;  adopted  in  November,  1914. 

National  Track  Storage  Rules;  adopted  in  May,  1916. 

Physical  and  Educational  Qualifications  of  Employes;  adopted  m  April, 
1905. 

Preservation  of  Wrecked  Freight;  adopted  in  May,  1914. 

Storage  Rules;  adopted  in  May,  1912. 

Switching  Reclaim  Rules;  adopted  in  May,  1910. 

Track  Scale,  Master  Scale,  and  Test  Car  Specifications  and  Rules;  adopted 
in  May,  1913.  ,.     ,^       ,^,^ 

Weighing  and  Reweighing  of  Carioad  Freight;  adopted  m  May,  1914. 

Weighing  and  Reweighing  of  L.  C.  L.  Freight;  adopted  in  November,  1915. 

PREVENTION  OF  ACCIDENTS  AT  GRADE  CROSSINGS 

At  the  November,  1915,  session  of  The  American  Railway  Association  the 
Executive  Committee  reported  that  attention  had  been  given  to  the  prevention 
of  accidents  at  grade  crossings,  and,  in  accordance  therewith,  a  Special  Com- 
mittee had  been  appointed  to  investigate  this  subject. 

At  the  session  held  in  May,  1916,  the  Special  Committee  reported  that  in 
future  study  of  the  subject,  in  its  opinion,  certain  specific  standards  should  be 
adopted  covering  protection  of  grade  crossings,  and  at  its  request,  it  was 
authorized  to  meet  with  a  Committee  of  the  National  Association  of  Railway 
Commissioners,  and  other  properly  constituted  Committees,  to  join  with 
them  in  recommending  standards  to  be  followed  in  the  protection  of  grade 
crossings. 

As  a  result  of  the  foregoing,  standard  recommendations  were  presented  at 
the  November,  1916,  session  and  adopted,  as  follows: 

"That  the  railroad  companies  maintain,  within  the  limits  of  their 

rights  of  way,  proper  cautionary  signs  such  as  are  now  in  use  or  author- 

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ized  by  law,  and,  where  deemed  necessary,  such  signs  shall  be  equipped 
with  a  red  light  at  night. 

"That  all  lights  displayed  at  night  towards  the  highway  at  grade 
crossings  shall  be  red. 

"That  all  crossing  flagmen  use  during  the  day  a  uniform  disc,  16 
inches  in  diameter,  painted  white  with  a  black  border  and  the  word 
'Stop'  painted  thereon  in  black  letters  about  5  inches  high,  instead  of 
the  vari-colored  flags  which  are  now  being  used. 

"The  uniform  painting  of  all  crossing  gates  with  alternate  diagonal 
stripes  of  black  and  white." 

Recommendations  were  also  adopted  covering  an  approved  form  of 
approach  warning  sign  to  be  placed  at  a  distance  of  not  less  than  three  hundred 
feet  on  each  side  of  railroad  tracks. 

The  uniformity  secured  by  the  foregoing  recommendations  avoids  any 
misunderstanding  of  the  meaning  of  warning  signs  or  other  devices  used  by  the 
various  railroads  throughout  the  country  for  the  protection  of  grade  crossings 
and  without  doubt  has  greatly  minimized  the  number  of  accidents  at  grade 
crossings. 

RAILS 

In  April,  1908 ,  The  American  Railway  Association  adopted  the  following 
resolution: 

"RESOLVED:  That  the  series  of  sections  of  types  'A'  and  'B', 
and  the  specifications  for  Bessemer  and  open  hearth  steel  rails,  sub- 
mitted with  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Standard  Rail  and  Wheel 
Sections,  be  referred  to  the  American  Railway  Engineering  and  Main- 
tenance of  Way  Association,  with  the  request  that  they  follow  up  the 
question  of  determining  the  details  as  to  drop  test,  etc.,  by  observing 
the  actual  results  of  rails  rolled  under  the  new  sections,  and  that  they 
also  arrange  to  collect  from  the  different  members  and  tabulate  all 
information  as  to  comparative  wear  of  rails  rolled  from  the  different 
parts  of  the  ingot,  and  all  other  information  necessary  to  a  proper  study 
of  the  problem;  that  they  be  further  requested  to  keep  careful  record 
of  the  comparative  results  in  service  of  rails  of  types  'A'  and  'B',  and 
to  prepare  and  submit  to  The  American  Railway  Association  a  single 
type  of  section  which  will  embody  their  ideas  as  to  the  best  type  that 
can  be  designed  for  use  as  a  single  standard  to  be  adopted  by  the 
Association  giving  due  weight  to  every  factor  entering  into  the  prob- 
lem." 

Since  that  date  a  Committee  has  been  continuously  engaged,  under  the 
direction  of  the  American  Railway  Association,  with  a  paid  expert  in  its 
service,  in  an  exhaustive  study  of  the  several  phases  contained  in  the  foregoing 
resolution.  Effort  has  been  devoted  largely  to  the  establishment  of  standard 
sections  for  steel  rails  and  rail  joints,  the  making  and  improvement  of  specifica- 
tions for  steel  rails  and  joint  bars,  observing  the  performance  of  rails  in  track, 
critical  investigation  of  methods  of  making  rails  in  reference  to  their  perform- 
ance in  track,  and  the  critical  investigation  of  the  causes  of  rail  breakage  with 
a  view  particularly  to  their  prevention. 
The  following  has  been  accomplished: 

Rail  Sections. — After  exhaustive  study  and  observation  of  the  service 
performance  of  different  rail  sections,  a  series  of  sections  has  been  adopted, 
varying  from  90  to  140  lbs.  per  yard  by  10  lb.  increments.  The  tendency  is  in 
the  direction  of  heavier  rail  and  although  roads  that  already  adopted  sections, 
and  naturally  mostly  held  to  them,  still  had  the  recommended  sections  before 
them  when  considering  increases  of  weight.  The  number  of  patterns  in  use, 
although  still  too  numerous,  is  less  than  would  have  been;  furthermore,  the 
recommended  sections  are  of  better  design. 

Standard  Drillings  for  Rail  Joints. — Standard  drillings  for  rail  joints  have 

been  adopted  and  standardization  of  the  joint  designs  is  also  under  study. 

Specifications. — The  specifications  for  rails  and  for  joint  bars  have  been 

given  continuous  attention  with  the  object  in  view  of  obtaining  a  steady 

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improvement  in  the  product^   The  various  requirements  have  frequently  been 
made  the  subject  of  extensive  research. 

Rail  Failure  Statistics. — Another  important  phase  of  the  work  has  been 
the  observation  of  the  i)erformance  of  rails  made  at  the  different  mills  from 
year  to  year.  Annual  reports  of  rail  failures  have  been  collected  from  member 
railroads;  these  reports  have  been  useful  in  comparing  the  output  of  the  several 
mills  from  year  to  year. 

When  the  rail  failure  statistics  were  started,  the  failures  averaged  400 
per  100  track  miles  for  five  years'  service.  The  last  tabulation  showed  74 
failures  per  100  track  miles  for  five  years'  service.  The  rails  made  during  the 
war  years  are  not  performing  so  well,  but  vigorous  efforts  are  being  made  to 
get  the  rails  back  on  the  road  to  continued  improvement,  as  much  better 
average  performance  may  be  expected  than  has  thus  far  been  attained.  Then, 
too,  an  increase  in  the  wear  or  hfe  of  the  rail  can  probably  be  attained. 

Mill  Practice. — Considerable  attention  has  been  and  is  being  given  to 
methods  of  manufacture  in  so  far  as  the  quality  of  the  rails  is  involved.  To  a 
large  extent,  as  a  result  of  the  work,  the  mills  have  from  time  to  time  made 
changes  for  the  betterment  of  their  product. 

Study  of  Causes  of  Failures. — Still  another  important  phase  of  the  rail  work 
has  been  the  investigation  of  the  causes  of  rail  failures.  The  causes  of  most 
types  of  rail  failures  have  been  fairly  well  determined  and  the  appropriate 
remedies  are  being  gradually  applied  as  occasion  offers.  There  is  one  type  of 
failure,  however,  that  has  come  forward  with  the  introduction  of  open-hearth 
steel  for  rails,  namely,  "transverse  fissure,"  that  has  proved  baffling.  After 
considerable  laborious  research,  it  has  been  found  that  transverse  fissures 
originate  in  internally  shattered  steel;  the  study  is  being  continued  to  arrive 
at  a  final  solution  and  remedy  for  this  serious  type  of  rail  failure. 

The  outlay  of  the  railroads  for  rails  is  from  $100,000,000  to  §150,000,000 
annually,  and  improvement  as  regards  decreased  failures  and  increased 
service  from  the  rails  is  to  be  brought  about  by  consistent  supervision  and  the 
acquisition  of  new  information  by  persistent  investigation  and  research. 

STANDARD  DIMENSIONS  OF  BOX  CARS 

At  the  session  of  the  Association  held  on  April  12,  1S99,  a  resolution  was 
adopted  that  a  special  committee  of  seven  members  be  appointed  by  the 
President  to  whom  could  be  referred  the  question  of  a  standard  box  car. 

The  Committee  conferred  with  representatives  of  the  traffic  departments 
and  Classification  Committees  and  at  the  meeting  on  October  23,  1901,  the 
Association  adopted  a  resolution  that  the  standard  box  car  be  36'  in  length, 
8'  6'  in  width,  and  8'  in  height,  all  inside  dimensions. 

CLEARANCES 

Included  in  statement  concerning  Division  IV — Engineering. 

DETAILS  OF  LOCOMOTIVE  AND  CAR  CONSTRUCTION 

Included  in  statement  concerning  Division  V — Mechanical. 

TRANSPORTATION    OF    EXPLOSIVES    AND     OTHER    DANGEROUS 

ARTICLES 

In  April,  1905,  The  American  Railway  Association  appointed  a  Committee 
to  prepare  regulations  to  promote  the  safe  transportation  of  explosives  and 
other  dangerous  articles.  The  Committee;  with  the  assistance  of  officers 
from  the  Army  and  Navy  Departments,  prepared  a  set  of  regulations  which 
were  approved  in  October,  1905,  by  the  Association. 

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In  October,  1906,  the  Association  decided  that  some  central  agency  of  all 
the  railroads  was  necessary  for  the  uniform  enforcement  of  the  regulations 
and  it  approved  a  Constitution  and  By-laws  and  created  the  Bureau  for  the 
Safe  Transportation  of  Explosives  and  Other  Dangerous  Articles. 

The  Bureau  started  active  work  in  June,  1907,  with  a  membership  comprised 
of  78  raih-oad  companies  operating  136,026  miles  and  has  been  continued  in 
operation  ever  since.  Its  present  membership  comprises  452  railroad  companies 
operating  284,835  miles,  8  steamship  companies,  5  express  companies  and  83 
manufacturers  and  shippers  of  explosives  and  other  dangerous  articles  and 
manufacturers  of  shipping  containers  therefor. 

The  Bureau  maintains  (1)  a  directing  headquarters  at  New  York  City  in 
charge  of  a  Chief  Inspector,  formerly  an  Army  officer,  (2)  a  Chemical 
Laboratory  with  the  necessary  personnel  and  analytical  apparatus,  and_  (3) 
a  force  of  traveling  inspectors,  who  are  assigned  to  various  parts  of  the  United 
States  and  Canada  with  district  headquarters  in  the  offices  of  operating  rail- 
way officials.    Their  duties  are  briefly  as  follows: 

Inspection  of  factories  where  explosives  and  dangerous  articles 
other  than  explosives  are  manufactured  and  prepared  for  shipment. 
Inspection  of  factories  where  containers  for  the  shipment  of 
explosives  and  other  dangerous  articles,  as  prescribed  by  the  Commis- 
sion's specifications,  are  manufactured.  Conducting  tests  of  such 
shipping  containers  for  the  purpose  of  arriving  at  definite  conclusions 
as  to  requirements  necessary  for  safety  in  their  handling  and  trans- 
portation. 

Forwarding  of  samples  of  explosives  and  other  dangerous  articles 
to  the  Chemical  Laboratory  of  the  Bureau  for  the  purpose  of  ascertain- 
ing whether  or  not  they  are  safe  to  transport,  and  to  verify  or  advise 
packing  requirements. 

Inspection  of  storage  magazines  in  which  explosives  are  stored  and 
from  which  shipments  are  made  by  rail. 

Condemnation  of  explosives  which  are  unsafe  for  shipment  by 
rail,  and  forwarding  of  samples  to  the  Chemical  Laboratory  for  exam- 
ination to  ascertain  whether  or  not  repacking  may  be  done  with 
safety,  or  whether  destruction  is  necessary. 

Supervision  of  the  repacking  or  other  disposition  of  condemned 
or  leaking  explosives  or  other  dangerous  articles  discovered  in  transit 
or  on  carrier's  property. 

Supervision  of  repacking  or  other  disposition  of  condemned 
explosives  in  storage  shipping  magazines. 

Inspection  of  steamship,  express  and  railway  stations,  cars,  yards, 
terminals,  wharves,  and  piers,  and  instruction  of  employes  at  these 
points  in  the  requirements  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission 
Regulations. 

Investigation  of  all  fires  and  explosions  involving  explosives  or 

other  dangerous  articles  in  transit,  or  in  storage  on  carrier's  property. 

Instruction  and  education  of  shippers  of  explosives  and  other 

dangerous  articles  to  prevent  violations  of  the  Interstate  Commerce 

Commission  Regulations. 

Examination  of  designated  railway  employes  for  the  purpose  of 
ascertaining  whether  or  not  they  are  qualified  to  superintend  and 
handle  explosives  and  other  dangerous  articles. 

Inspection  and  investigation  of  conditions  and  submission  of 
recommendations  for  the  safe  location  of  factories  where  explosives  and 
other  dangerous  articles  are  made,  including  magazines  for  the  storage 
of  explosives,  tanks  for  storage  of  inflammable  oils  and  loading  and 
unloading  racks  for  inflammable  oils,  with  the  view  of  securing  the  safety 
of  the  traveling  public. 

A  Statute  passed  by  Congress  in  1866,  to  regulate  the  packing  of  explosives 
for  transportation  was  impractical  and  obstructive  to  safe  transportation,  and 

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one  of  the  first  steps  necessary  was  the  repeal  of  this  obsolete  Statute.  This 
was  accomplished  by  the  Federal  law  of  Mav  30,  1908,  now  codified  by  the 
Act  of  March  4,  1909,  as  Sections  232  to  236,  and  as  amended  by  the 
Act  of  March  4,  1921.  Section  233  requires  the  Interstate  Commerce  Com- 
mission to  formulate,  and  the  carriers  by  land  or  water  to  enforce,  reasonable 
regulations  to  promote  safety.  In  Section  233  of  the  Act  of  March  i,  1921, 
the  following  appears: 

"  ***  In  the  execution  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act  the  Interstate 

Commerce  Commission  may  utilize  the  ser\'ices  of  the  Bureau  for  the 

Safe  Transportation  of  Explosives  and  Other  Dangerous  Articles  ***." 

During  the  interval  from  June,  1907,  to  June,  1908,  the  Bureau  of  Explos- 
ives in  cooperation  with  the  manufacturers  of  explosives,  worked  to  irnprove 
the  regulations  that  had  been  adopted  by  The  American  Railway  Association, 
and  were  in  a  position,  therefore,  to  submit  to  the  Interstate  Comrnerce  Com- 
mission a  set  of  regulations  for  their  consideration  under  the  authority  granted 
by  the  Federal  law  of  May  30,  1908.  The  regulations  as  submitted  were 
adopted  by  the  Commission  with  few  changes  and  were  prescribed  to  take 
effect  October  1,  1908. 

The  promulgation  by  the  Commission  of  the  regulations  for  the  transpor- 
tation of  explosives  made  it  necessary  for  the  Association  to  prepare  regulations 
for  the  transportation  of  inflammable  articles  and  acids,  and  these  railway 
regulations  were  first  adopted  by  The  American  Railway  Association  in  Sep- 
tember, 1908. 

After  some  modification  these  rules  were  adopted  and  promulgated  by 
the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  and  made  effective  October  1,  1911. 

The  Commission  has  recognized  the  work  of  the  Bureau  of  Explosives 
and  in  its  regulations  has  delegated  to  the  Bureau  certain  duties  in  connection 
with  inspection  and  enforcement  of  the  rules. 

The  work  of  the  Bureau  is  supervised  by  an  Executive  Committee  of  rail- 
way officials,  to  whom  the  Chief  Inspector  reports  periodically. 

STANDARD  HEIGHT  OF  DRAW  BARS 
UNIFORM  LOCATION  OF  HAND  HOLDS  AND  GRAB  IRONS 

In  July,  1892,  the  Congress  enacted  a  law  which  provided,  among  other 
things,  a  request  that  The  American  Railway  Association  designate  to  the  Inter- 
state Commerce  Commission  the  standard  height  and  maximum  variation  for 
draw  bars,  to  which,  after  July  1,  1893,  all  cars  should  conform. 

The  Act  also  provided  that  all  cars  were  required  to  be  provided  with 
hand  holds  previous  to  July  1,  1893. 

The  American  Railway  Association  thereupon  adopted  requirements  for 
hand  holds  and  grab  irons  and  also  designated  to  the  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission  the  standard  height  of  draw  bars  on  freight  cars. 

SPECLAL   COMMITTEE   ON  RELATIONS   OF  RAILWAY   OPERATION 
TO  LEGISLATION 

On  November  17,  1909,  a  Special  Committee  on  Relations  of  Railway 
Operation  to  Legislation  was  established  for  the  purpose  of  submitting  informa- 
tion to  Congress  and  the  several  State  Legislatures  on  bills  having  reference 
to  the  operation  of  the  railroads,  and  also  to  arrange  for  the  presence  of  com- 
petent witnesses  at  hearings  on  such  bills. 

During  the  period  of  Federal  Control  the  Committee  ceased  to  function. 
Following  the  return  of  the  raih-oads  to  their  owners  the  Committee  has  been 
re-organized  and  is  now  in  a  position  to  function. 

WAR  ACTIVITIES 

On  April  11,  1917,  in  response  to  an  invitation  extended  by  Mr.  Daniel 
Willard,  a  member  of  the  Advisory  Commission  of  the  Council  of  National 

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Defense,  the  chief  executives  of  the  railroads  of  the  country  held  a  conference 
at  which  time  the  following  resolution  was  adopted: 

"RESOLVED,  That  the  railroads  of  the  United  States,  acting 
through  their  chief  executive  officers  here  and  now  assembled,  and 
stirred  by  a  high  sense  of  their  opportunity  to  be  of  the  greatest  service 
to  their  country  in  the  present  national  crisis,  do  hereby  pledge  them- 
selves, with  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  with  the  Govern- 
ment of  the  several  States,  and  one  with  another,  that  during  the 
present  war  they  will  coordinate  their  operations  in  a  continental 
railway  system,  merging  during  such  period  all  their  merely  individual 
and  competitive  activities  in  the  effort  to  produce  a  maximum  of  na- 
tional transportation  efficiency. 

"To  this  end  they  hereby  agree  to  create  an  organization  which 
shall  have  general  authority  to  formulate  in  detail  and  from  time  to 
time  a  poUcy  of  operation  of  all  or  any  of  the  railways,  which  policy, 
when  and  as  announced  by  such  temporary  organization,   shall  be 
accepted  and  earnestly  made  effective  by  the  several  managements  of 
the  individual  railroad  companies  here  represented." 
To  accomplish  the  purpose  set  forth  in  this  resolution,  the  Committee 
known  as  the  Special  Committee  on  National  Defense  of  the  American  Rail- 
way Association,  was  enlarged  to  a  total  of  thirty-three,  sectional  committees 
composed  of  members  of  the  general  committee  being  established  in  the  six 
army  departments,  all  under  the  direction  of  an  Executive  Committee  of  five, 
sitting  constantly  in  Washington,  with  which  was  associated   a    member  of 
the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission,  and  the  Chairman  of  the  Advisory 
Commission  of  the  Council  of  National  Defense,  both  ex-officio. 

Sub-Committees  were  appointed  as  follows: 
Military  Equipment  Standards. 
Military  Transportation  Accounting. 
Military  Passenger  Tariffs. 
Military  Freight  Tariffs, 
Materials  and  Supplies. 

The  Commission  on  Car  Service  of  the  American  Railway  Association 
deahng  with  the  general  question  of  car  efficiency,  became  a  Sub-Committee. 

Points  of  contact  with  the  army  were  arranged  by  the  appointment  of 
general  agents  at  army  headquarters,  at  the  several  departments  and  at  each 
mobilization  and  concentration  camp. 

The  Special  Committee  referred  to  continued  to  function  until  the 
railroads  were  taken  over  by  the  Federal  Government  at  which  time  the 
Railroad  Administration  continued  as  Sections  the  machinery  inaugurated  by 
the  Special  Committee  on  National  Defense  of  the  American  Railway  Asso- 
ciation for  the  movement  of  troops  and  the  Car  Service  Commission. 

FEDERAL  CONTROL 

During  the  period  of  Federal  Control,  the  American  Railway  Association 
continued  to  function  on  order  of  the  Director  General  of  Railroads. 

In  addition  to  its  regular  work,  special  subjects  were  referred  to  the 
Association  by  the  several  Divisions  of  the  Administration  for  consideration 
and  recommendation,  such  recommendations  being  promulgated  later  by 
the  Director  General. 

The  Association  was  used  also  as  the  disbursing  agency  for  a  number  of 
the  activities  of  the  United  States  Railroad  Administration. 

GENERAL 

The  American  Railway  Association  has  adopted  a  large  number  of  recom- 
mendations looking  to  safety  and  economy  in  practice,  among  which  may 
be  mentioned: 

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On  October  7,  1891,  the  Association  adopted  the  details  of  car  construc- 
tion as  recommended  by  the  Master  Car  Builders'  Association,  as  a  standard 
of  the  American  Railway  Association,  and  recommended  that  all  railway 
companies  and  car  companies  conform  thereto. 

On  October  8,  1890,  the  Association  adopted  the  Master  Car  Builders' 
tvpe  of  Automatic  Freight  Car  Coupler  as  a  standard  for  its  members. 

On  October  14,  1892,  the  Association  adopted  as  standard,  requirements 
for  heating  passenger  trains. 

On  October  13,  1891,  the  Association  adopted  standard  regulations  relative 
to  train  lighting. 

On  April  7,  1897,  the  Association  adopted  standard  gauge  of  tracks. 

On  May  18,  1910,  a  recommendation  was  adopted  regarding  uniform 
marking  of  freight  cars. 

On  November  IS,  1908,  the  Association,  by  formal  action,  indicated  that 
the  substitution 'of  the  telephone  for  the  telegraph  in  blocking  and  dispatching 
trains  can  be  made  safely,  and  that  the  use  of  telephone  for  such  purposes  is 
recognized  and  recommended  as  the  standard  operating  instrumentality. 

Recommendation  relative  to  cards  permitted  on  freight  cars;  adopted  in 
November,  1908,  and  amended  in  1913,  1915  and  1916.  The  primary  object 
of  this  recommendation  was  to  avoid  any  cards  being  attached  to  freight  cars 
which  might  mitigate  the  effectiveness  of  the  placards  for  explosives  and 
other  inflammable  articles. 

Detour  agreement;  adopted  in  October,  1905,  and  amended  1910,  1911, 
and  1913;  providing  a  standard  agreement  for  execution  by  any  two  or  rnore 
companies  so  that  in  case  of  emergency  the  trains  of  one  company  might 
run  over  the  tracks  of  another  company  without  delay. 

Recommendation  as  to  reciprocal  charges  for  cleaning  and  disinfecting 
stock  cars.  The  result  of  this  resolution  was  to  avoid  any  controversy  and 
consequent  loss  of  time  and  expense  in  agreeing  upon  an  equitable  distribution 
of  such  expense. 

Numerous  recommendations  have  been  made  covering  packing,  marking 
and  handling  of  freight,  such  as  the  inspection  of  box  cars  before  loading  with 
bulk  grain,  methods  for  handling  carload  shipments  of  cornmodities  in  sacks  or 
barrels  subject  to  damage  by  water,  inspection  and  certification  of  box  cars, 
methods  for  stowing  eggs,  etc.  The  object  of  these  recommendations  was  to 
increase  economy  in  operation  and  to  reduce  loss  and  damage  to  freight. 

PRESENT  ACTIVITIES 

The  activities  of  the  American  Railway  Association  following  its  re-organ- 
ization in  January,  1919,  and  subjects  now  under  consideration  are  covered 
in  the  accompanying  statements. 


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DIVISION  1-OPERATlNG 


DIVISION  I— OPERATING 

Division  I — Operating,  was  organized  on  April  9,  1919.  and  includes  the 
activities  of  the  several  former  Operating  Committees  of  the  American  Rail- 
way Association  and  also  the  Association  of  Railway  Telegraph  Superintend- 
ents, American  Association  of  Local  Freight  Agents,  American  Railway  Chief 
Special  Agents  and  Chiefs  of  Police  Association,  and  several  of  the  Medical 
Associations.  The  duty  of  the  Operating  Division  is  to  consider  and  report 
upon  questions  affecting  operating  practices. 

Since  its  organization  the  several  Committees  of  the  Operating  Division 
have  been  engaged  in  the  consideration  of  subjects,  as  follows: 

Standard  Code  of  Train  Rules,   Block  Signal  and  Interlocking 
Rules. 

Grade  Crossing  Protection  and  Trespassing. 

Safe  Transportation  of  Explosives  and  Other  Dangerous  Articles. 

Freight  Station  Operations  and  Handling  of  Freight. 

Loading  and  Unloading  Locations  for  Inflammable  Liquids. 

Subjects  affecting  the  telegraph  and  telephone  service. 

The  present  activities  of  the  Division  are  as  follows: 

Committee  on  Operating  Rules 

The  Committee  on  Operating  Rules  has  under  consideration  the  prepara- 
tion of  specifications  for  a  standard  torpedo.  It  is  expected  that  if  the  number 
of  torpedoes  now  used  by  members  can  be  materially  reduced,  a  large  saving 
in  the  cost  can  be  effected.  The  Committee  handles  all  questions  affecting 
the  Standard  Code  of  Train  Rules,  Block  Signal  Rules  and  Interlocking  Rules. 

A  considerable  number  of  suggestions  for  the  revision  of  specific  rules  in 
the  Standard  Code  have  been  received  and  are  now  being  considered. 

Committee  on  Grade  Crossing  Protection  and  Trespassing 

The  Committee  on  Grade  Crossing  Protection  and  Trespassing  has 
recommended  that  an  effort  be  made  to  have  the  several  States  adopt,  as  stand- 
ard, the  grade  crossing  warning  sign  as  approved  by  the  Association.  The 
sign  has  already  been  adopted  as  standard  by  quite  a  number  of  States  and 
if  the  number  of  types  of  sign  of  this  nature  now  required  could  be  reduced 
to  one,  it  would  result  in  a  saving  to  railroads  where  they  have  to  supply  same. 

The  question  of  uniform  grade  crossing  legislation  in  the  several  states 
has  been  considered  and  the  Committee  has  submitted  recommendations 
covering  the  outline  of  a  draft  of  a  state  law  to  cover  this  subject. 

MEDICAL  AND  SURGICAL  SECTION 

The  following  subjects  are  under  consideration: 

Separation  of  ice  from  drinking  water  in  equipment  and  in  stations. 

Quarantine  Regulations. 

Water  used  for  drinking  and  culinary  purposes. 

Placarding  condemned  water  supplies. 

Sanitary  Code. 

Hospital  Standards. 

Traumatic  Hernia. 

Prevention  and  control  of  occupational  diseases  and  hazards. 

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PROTECTIVE  SECTION 

A  special  sub-committee  of  the  Committee  of  Direction  has  been  appointed 
to  cooperate  with  a  special  representative  of  the  Freight  Claim  Division  and 
make  a  study  of  the  most  effective  way  of  bringing  about  closer  cooperation 
between  the  Freight  Claim  Division  and  the  Protective  Section  with  a  view 
of  decreasing  the  losses  due  to  thefts,  etc. 

This  Section  held  its  first  annual  meeting  for  organization  on  Julv  14 
and  15,  1921. 

FREIGHT  STATION  SECTION 

The  Freight  Station  Section,  Division  I — Operating,  which  was 
organized  in  December,  1920,  took  over  the  activities  of  the  American 
Association  of  Freight  Agents,  which  was  organized  at  St.  Louis  in  1888, 
and  which  has  been  active  in  handling  freight  station  matters  since  that 
time. 

This  Section  has  for  its  object  the  interchange  of  ideas  and  opinions 
for  the  development  and  solution  of  problems  connected  with  that  branch  of 
railroad  service  which  it  represents,  introducing  uniform,  economical  and 
efficient  methods  in  various  branches  of  freight  station  service.  The  Section 
is  also  active  both  on  its  own  initiative  and  through  co-operation  with  various 
other  sections  and  divisions  in  freight  claim  prevention  work.  It  has  a 
committee  which  is  co-operative  with  a  similar  committee  "of  the  Transporta- 
tion Division  in  preparing  a  standard  book  of  L.  C.  L.  freight  loading  rules. 

The  Freight  Station  Section  recently  submitted  a  recommendation  to 
the  parent  body  looking  toward  the  extension  of  interline  billing  of  freight, 
pointing  out  in  its  report  vast  economies  to  be  attained  through  the  exten- 
sion of  such  billing.  Another  important  subject  now  under  consideration 
by  this  Section  is  licensing  of  public  carts  and  vehicles,  with  the  object  in 
view  of  bringing  about  a  more  satisfactory  plan  of  identification  of  drivers, 
thus  reducing  losses  through  improper  delivery  of  freight. 

The  question  of  the  advisability  of  bonding  station  receiving  and  delivery 
clerks  in  the  interest  of  improving  the  personnel  of  such  employes,  and  safe- 
guarding the  property  in  charge  of  transportation  companies,  is  also  receiving 
attention  at  the  hands  of  this  Section.  The  Section  is  also  working  on  a 
plan  of  "Affirmative  Loading  Check  of  L.  C.  L.  Freight,"  keeping  in  mind 
economy  in  such  operation,  and  at  the  same  time  endeavoring  to  evolve  a 
plan  that  will  be  satisfactory  to  the  Freight  Claim  Section  in  pro-rating  claims 
for  unlocated  losses. 

The  question  of  credits  and  collections  of  freight  and  other  charges  is 
also  receiving  attention,  together  with  many  other  detailed  features  of  station 
operation. 

SAFETY  SECTION 

The  Board  of  Directors  has  created  in  the  Operating  Division  a  Safety 
Section  and  a  temporary  Committee  of  Direction  has  been  appointed  to 
organize  and  handle  the  work  of  the  Section  until  its  successor  is  duly  elected. 
The  representatives  of  members  in  this  Section  are  the  Safety  Super- 
visors, or  other  officials  who  have  supervision  over  safety  first  activities. 

The  temporary  Committee  of  Direction  has  arranged  for  the  appoint- 
ment of  the  following  Committees: 

Publicity  and  Educational  Committee. 
Committee  on  Prevention  of  Grade  Crossing  Accidents. 
Temporary  Committee  on  Nominations. 
Committee  on  Arrangements. 
It  is  proposed  that  the  annual  sessions  of  the  Section  will  be  held  in 
June. 

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TELEGRAPH  AND  TELEPHONE  SECTION 

On  the  recommendation  of  the  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Section  the 
following  specifications,  rules,  etc.,  have  been  adopted: 

Specifications    for    Locating    and    Installing    Transpositions    in 
Telephone  Circuits. 

Specifications  for  Underground  Conduit  Construction  for  Telegraph, 
Telephone  and  Other  Low  Voltage  Signal  Cables. 

Specification  for  Conduit  Castings. 

Specification  for  Creosoted  Wood  Conduit. 

Specification  for  Creosoted  Wood  Plank. 

Specification  for  Creosoting  Timber. 

Specification  for  Fibre  Conduit. 

Specification  for  Pulling-In  Iron. 

Specification  for  Steel  Pipe  Conduit. 

Specification  for  Vitrified  Clay  Conduit. 

Specification  for  Single  Circuit  Transposition  Brackets. 

Specification  for  Phantom  Circuit  Transposition  Brackets. 

Specification  for  One-Half  (^o)  Inch  Pin  for  Transposition  Brackets. 

General  Specification  for  Galvanizing  for  Iron  and  Steel. 

Telegraph  Operator's  Examination  on  Switchboard  Manipulation. 

Classification  Telegraph  Service. 

Education  Covering  Proper  Use  of  Telegraph  Facilities. 

Essential  Elements  for  the  Electrical  Protection  of  the  Telegraph 
and  Telephone  Plant. 

Specifications  for  the  Electrical  Protection  of  the  Railroad  Tele- 
graph and  Telephone  Plant. 

Specifications  for  the  Installation  of  Telegraph  and  Telephone 
Equipment  in  Railroad  Offices. 

Protection  Against  Electrolysis. 

Traingrams. 

Dictating,  Transcribing  and  Filing  of  Telegrams. 

Semi-Automatic  Sending  Keys. 

The  following  subjects  are  now  under  consideration  by  the  Telegraph 
and  Telephone  Section: 

Basic  Rules  and  Pole  Tables  for  the  Construction  and  Maintenance 
of  Wooden  Pole  Lines  Along  Railroads  for  Telegraph  and  Telephone 
Service. 

Specifications  for  Telegraph,  Telephone  and  Other  Signal  Wires 
and  Cables  Crossing  the  Tracks  and  (or)  Property  of  Steam  and 
Electrified  Railroads. 

Specification  for  Lead  Sheath,  Insulated  and  Enameled  Non- 
Quaded,  Office  Cable  with  No.  16  A.  W.  G,  Conductors. 

Progress  report  relative  to  proposed  conference  with  Committee 
No.  3 — Power  Interlocking,  of  the  Signal  Section,  relative  to  typical 
floor  and  wall  plans  showing  space  necessary  for  and  most  desirable 
arrangements  of  telegraph  and  telephone  equipment  in  railroad  sta- 
tions, towers,  booths  and  office  buildings.  These  plans  to  include  sizes 
and  location  of  operating  tables  at  smaller  offices  where  single  Morse 
and  train  order  instruments  are  used,  together  with  layouts  of  instru- 
ments and  signal  apparatus  in  such  offices. 

Specifications  covering  Wire  Chiefs'  Equipment  and  Routing  in 
Railroad  Offices. 

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Specification  for  the  Operation  of  Switchboard  Volt  Mil-Ammeter. 

Specification  for  the  Operation  of  Special  Bridge  Testing  Sets. 

Specifications  for  the  Installation  and  Maintenance  of  Gravity 
Batteries. 

Specifications  for  the  Installation  and  Maintenance  of  Caustic 
Soda  Batteries. 

Specifications  for  Cross  Connection  Records  for  Terminal  and 
Relay  Offices. 

Report  on  the  application  of  the  practices  recommended  in  the 
report  on  Electrolysis  adopted  by  the  Section,  to  the  cable  plant  on 
railroads  and  the  systematic  report  of  members  covering  results 
obtained,  including  the  extent  to  which  it  has  been  found  that  ordinary 
maintenance  forces  are  able  to  detect  and  intelligently  record  electro- 
lytic action. 

Report  on  accomplishment  of  other  bodies  on  the  subject  of  Pro- 
tection Against  Electrolysis. 

Specification  for  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Line  Fuses. 

Specification  for  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Office  Arresters. 

Specification  for  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Cable  Arresters. 

Specification  for  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Instrument  Fuses. 

Specification  for  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Heat  Coils. 

Specification  for  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Protector  Mountings. 

Specification  for  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Protectors. 

Report  relative  to  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Development. 

Use  of  automatic  telephone  systems  for  communication  between 
the  various  departments  of  a  railroad,  leaving  the  ordinary  switchboard 
free  to  handle  public  requirements. 

In  cities  where  there  are  headquarters  of  several  railroads,  the 
desirability  of  recommending  that  tie  lines  between  the  switchboards 
of  the  different  railroads  be  provided  to  eliminate  the  necessity  of  com- 
munications going  through  the  different  telephone  exchanges. 

Use  of  Rotary  repeaters. 

Standardization  of  operators'  employment  records. 

Necessity  of  transmitting  initials  of  railroads  after  signature. 

Use  of  printer  telegraph  apparatus.  Recommendation  as  to  the 
load,  etc.,  requisite  to  justify  such  method  of  operation. 

Use  of  carrier  system  for  distribution  of  messages  to  and  from 
various  telegraph  tables  and  the  delivery  in  large  office  buildings  by 
pneumatic  tube. 

Uniform  rules  covering  employes  of  and  under  the  general  super- 
vision of  the  Superintendent  of  Telegraph. 

Recommendation  in  connection  with  the  organization  of  a  proper 
method  of  educating  wire  chiefs'  repeater  attendants  and  operators. 

Desirability  of  a  standard  code  covering  routing  matter  exchanged 
on  a  railroad  and  more  particularly  in  connection  with  such  matters 
exchanged  between  different  railroads  transmitted  over  commercial 
wires  such  as  reservation  messages. 

Telegraph  office  routing. 

Theory  of  inductive  interference. 

Revision  of  discussion  of  cause  and  effects  of  inductive  interference. 

Requirements  of  efficient  railroad  telephone  transmission. 

Recommendation  of  standard  rules  and  practices  toward  the 
improvement  of  telephone  transmission. 

Report  relative  to  the  technical  training  of  employes  in  telegraph 
and  telephone  departments. 

Report  relative  to  use  of  radio  and  wired  wireless  on  railroads. 


The  accompanying  statement  shows  the  organization  of  Division  I — 
Operating : 

DIVISION  I— OPERATING 

Officers 

W.  J.  Fripp Chairman 

R.  E.  McCarty Vice-Chairman 

General  Committee 

W.  J.  Fripp  (Chairman),  General  Manager,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

R.  E.  McCarty  ( Vice-Chairman) ,  General  Manager,  Central  Region,  Penn- 
sylvania System. 

C,  L.  Bardo,  General  Manager,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

C.  G.  Bumham,  Executive  Vice-President,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Ouincy 
R.  R. 

J.  F.  Caskey,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 

H.*  Hulatt,  Manager  of  Telegraphs,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 

A.  D.  MacTier,  Vice-President,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  M.  Rapelje,  General  Manager,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
G.  R.  Loyall,  President,  Norfolk  Southern  R.  R. 

J.  H.  Young,  President,  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Nominations 

F.  H.  Alfred,  President  and  General  Manager,  Pere  Marquette  Ry. 
C.  M.'  Kittle,  Senior  Vice-President,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
Alfred  Price,  General  Manager,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  S.  Pyeatt,  President,  Gulf  Coast  Lines. 

E.  M.  Rine,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager,  Delaware,  Lackawanna 

&  Western  R.  R. 

Conference  Committee 

W.  J,  Fripp,  General  Manager,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

C.  L.  Bardo,  General  Manager,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

J.  H.  Young,  President,  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Operating  Rules 

M.  S.  Connors  (Chairman),  General  Manager,  Hocking  Vallej^  R.  R. 
H.  E.  Hutchens,  General  Inspector  Passenger  Transportation,  Southern  Ry. 
J.  C.  Johnson,  General  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  Eastern  Region, 
Pennsylvania  System. 

F.  C.  Fox,  General  Manager,  Eastern  Lines,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
Alfred  Price,  General  Manager,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

F.  Walters,  General  Manager,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

T.  W.  Evans,  Assistant  General  Manager,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

B.  R.  Pollock,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

E.  W.  Grice,  Assistant  to  President,  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  Ry. 

Committee  on  Grade  Crossing  Protection  and  Trespassing 

C.  L.  Bardo  (Chairman),  General  Manager,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hart- 

ford R.  R. 

D.  H.  Beatty,  Superintendent  of  Safety,  Southern  Ry. 

J.  H.  Dyer,  General  Manager,  Southern  Pacific  Companj-,  Lines  West. 
T.  S.  Stevens,  Signal  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

F.  L.  Thompson,  Chief  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R, 
C.  H.  Tillett,'  Signal  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

W.  J.  Towne,  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
J.  Q.  Van  Winkle,  President,  Central  Indiana  R.  R. 

G.  S.  Waid,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager,   Southern   Pacific  Co., 

Lines  in  Texas. 

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Special  Committee  on  Loading  and  Unloading  Locations  for  Inflammable 

Liquids 

C.  W.  Galloway  (Chairman),  Vice-President,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

C.  L.  Bardo,  General  Manager,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 
E.  B.  Berry,  Superintendent  of  Insurance,  Southern  Ry. 

D.  Crombie,  Transportation  Assistant,  Canadian  National  Rys. 

J.   W.    Roberts,    General   Superintendent   of   Transportation,  Northwestern 

Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
M.  W.  Clement,  General  Superintendent,  Lake  Division,  Central  Region, 

Pennsylvania  System. 
R.  D.  Starbuck,  Ass'istant  Vice-President,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
C.  B.  Strohm,  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 

Fe  Ry. 

MEDICAL  AND  SURGICAL  SECTION 

Officers 

Dr.  D.  Z.  Dunott Chairmati 

Dr.  G.  G.  Dowdall 1st  Vice-Chairman 

Dr.  Duncan  Eve 2d  Vice-Chairman 

Dr.  C.  W.  Hopkins Zd  Vice-Chairman 

J.  C.  Caviston Secretary 

Committee  of  Direction 

Dr.  D.  Z.  Dunott  (Chairman),  Chief  Surgeon,  Western  Maryland  Ry. . 

Dr.  G.  G.  Dowdall  (First  Vice-Chairman),  Chief  Surgeon,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

Dr.  Duncan  Eve  (Second  Vice-Chairman),  Chief  Surgeon,  NashvUle,  Chatta- 
nooga &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

Dr.  C.  W.  Hopkins  (Third  Vice-Chairman),  Chief  Surgeon,  Chicago  &  North 
Western  Ry. 

Dr.  William  B.  Coley,  Chief  Surgeon,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

Dr.  T.  R.  Crowder,  Director,  Department  of  Sanitation  and  Surgery,  The 
Pullman  Co. 

Dr.  H.  S.  Gumming,  Surgeon  General,  Bureau  of  The  Public  Health  Service. 

Dr.  A.  W.  Freeman,  Commissioner  of  Health,  State  Department  of  Health 
(Ohio). 

Dr.  Robert  J.  Graves,  Chief  Surgeon,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

Dr.  J.  A.  Hutchison,  Chief  Surgeon,  Grand  Trunk  Railway  System. 

Dr.  A.  W.  Ide,  Chief  Surgeon,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

Dr.  A.  F.  Jonas,  Chief  Surgeon,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

Dr.  J.  P.  Raster,  Chief  Surgeon,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

Dr.  R.  W.  Knox,  Chief  Surgeon,  Southern  Pacific  Lines. 

Dr.  Southgate  Leigh,  Chief  Surgeon,  Virginian  Ry. 

Dr.  S.  C.  Plummer,  Chief  Surgeon,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

Dr.  J.  B.  Walker,  Surgeon,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 

Committee  on  Nominations 

Dr.  A.  L.  Ensminger,  Chief  Surgeon,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St. 

Louis  R.  R. 
Dr.  A.  E.  Chace,  Chief  Surgeon,  St.  Louis  Southwestern  Ry. 
Dr.  J.  M.  Burke,  Chief  Surgeon,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 
Dr.  J.  M.  Little,  Assistant  Chief  Surgeon,  Boston  &  Albany  R.  R. 
Dr.  P.  F.  Vasterling,  Chief  Surgeon,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Sanitary  Code 

Dr.  B.  Saunders  (Chairman),  Chief  Surgeon,  Fort  Worth  &  Denver  City  Ry. 

Dr.  H.  A.  Beatty,  Chief  Surgeon,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

Dr.  J.  M.  Burke,  Chief  Surgeon,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

Dr.  W.  T.  Oppenheimer,  Chief  Surgeon,  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  Ry. 

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Dr.  F.  E.  Pierce,  Chief  Surgeon,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

Dr.  J.  M.  Wainwright,  Chief  Surgeon,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 

Dr.  T.  R.  Crowder,  Director,  Department  of  Sanitation  and  Surgery,  The 

Pullman  Co.     (Representative  from  Committee  of  Direction.) 
(One  vacancy). 

Committee  on  Hospital  Standards 

Dr.  J.  M.  Little  (Chairman),  Assistant  Chief  Surgeon,  Boston  &  Albany  R.  R. 
Dr.  Craig  Barrow,  Chief  Surgeon,  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 
Dr.  D.  S.  Fairchild,  Local  Surgeon,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
Dr.  Spencer  M.  Free,  Company  Surgeon,  Pennsylvania  System,  Eastern  Region. 
Dr.  D.  Guthrie,  Chief  Surgeon,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 
Dr.  J.  P.  Mitchell,  Chief  Surgeon,  Canadian  National  Rys. 
Dr.  J.  W.  O'Connor,  Chief  Surgeon,  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  R.  R. 
Dr.  P.  F.  Vasterling,  Chief  Surgeon,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
Dr.  J.  B.  Walker,  Surgeon,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System.     (Repre- 
sentative from  the  Committee  of  Direction). 

Committee  on  Physical  Standards 

Dr.  J.  L.  Bower  (Chairman),  Chief  Medical  Examiner,  Eastern  Region,  Penn- 
sylvania System. 

Dr.  Lucius  E.  Burch,  Chief  Surgeon,  Tennessee  Central  R.  R. 

Dr.  A.  E.  Chace,  Chief  Surgeon,  St.  Louis  Southwestern  Ry. 

Dr.  W.  L.  Hartmann,  Chief  Surgeon,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

Dr.  E.  V.  MilhoUand,  Medical  and  Surgical  Director,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

Dr.  R.  B.  Slocum,  Superintendent  and  Medical  Director,  Rehef  Department, 
Atlantic  Coast  Line  Ry. 

Dr.  G.  W.  Stockwell,  Company  Surgeon,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 

Dr.  C.  W.  Hopkins,  Chief  Surgeon,  Chicago  &  North  Western  R.  R.  (Repre- 
sentative from  the  Committee  of  Direction). 

Committee  on  Prevention  and  Control  of  Occupational  Diseases  and  Hazards 

Dr.  A.  L.  Ensminger,  (Chairman),  Chief  Surgeon,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 

Dr.  W.  H.  Bohart,  Chief  Surgeon,  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  R.  R. 

Dr.  Guy  Cochran,  Chief  Surgeon,  Los  Angeles  &  Salt  Lake  R.  R. 

Dr.  J.  M.  Dinnen,  Chief  Surgeon,  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 

Dr.  W.  S.  Elkin,  Chief  Surgeon,  Atlanta,  Birmingham  &  Atlantic  Ry. 

Dr.  M.  P.  Parrish,  Chief  Surgeon,  Wabash  Ry. 

Dr.  R.  A.  Woolsey,  Chief  Surgeon,  St.  Louis-San  Francisco  Ry. 

Dr.  J.  A.  Hutchison,  Chief  Surgeon,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System.  (Represent- 
ative from  the  Committee  of  Direction.) 

Committee  on  Water 

Dr.  J.  A.  Denney  (Chairman),  Medical  Director,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy 
R.  R. 

Dr.  W.  L.  Brown,  Chief  Surgeon,  El  Paso  &  Southwestern  System. 

Dr.  S.  S.  Gale,  Chief  Surgeon,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

Dr.  F.  H.  McNaught,  Chief  Surgeon,  Colorado  &  Southern  Ry. 

Dr.  S.  H.  Pinkerton,  Chief  Surgeon,  Oregon  Short  Line  R.  R. 

Dr.  S.  B.  Taylor,  Chief  Surgeon,  Hocking  Valley  Ry. 

Dr.  H.  B.  Zimmerman,  Chief  Surgeon,  Great  Northern  Ry. 

Dr.  J.  P.  Raster,  Chief  Surgeon,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry.  (Repre- 
sentative from  the  Committee  of  Direction.) 

Special  Committee  on  Hernia 

Dr.  W.  B.  Coley  (Chairman),  Chief  Surgeon,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

Dr.  C.  W.  Hopkins,  Chief  Surgeon,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

Dr.  J.  A.  Hutchison,  Chief  Surgeon,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 

Dr.  Southgate  Leigh,  Chief  Surgeon,  Virginian  Ry. 

Dr.  J.  B.  Walker,  Surgeon,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 

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PROTECTIVE  SECTION 
Officers 

R.  S.  Mitchell Chairman 

H.  L.  Denton 1st  Vice-Chairman 

Emmett  Gregg '2d  Vice-Chairman 

J.  C.  Caviston Secretary 

Committee  of  Direction 

R.  S.  Mitchell  (Chairman),  Chief  Special  Agent,  Missouri  Pacific  Ry. 

H.  L.  Denton  (Firs".  Vice-Chairman),  General  Superintendent  of  Police,  Balti- 
more &  Ohio  R.  R. 

Emmett  Gregg,  (Second  Vice-Chairman),  Superintendent  of  Special  Service, 
Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

J.  R.  McMahon,  Chief  Special  Agent,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

\V.  J.  McFetridge,  Chief  Special  Agent,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

W.  G.  Baldwin,  Chief  Special  Agent,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry, 

W.  J.  Poole,  Chief  Special  Agent,  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 

S.  L.  Stewart,  Superintendent,  Special  Service,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas 
R.  R. 

E.  R.  Hines,  Chief  Special  Agent,  Terminal  R.  R.  Association  of  St.  Louis. 

T.  E.  Pratt,  Chief  Special  Agent,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Nominations 

E.  J.  Miles,  Chief  of  Police,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  East. 

G.  S.  Ward,  Chief  Special  Agent,  Wabash  Ry. 

John  Gale,  Chief  Special  Agent,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

"W.  ^L  Briggs,  Superintendent  of  PoHce,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 

J.  W.  Connelly,  Chief  Special  Agent,  Southern  Ry.  System. 

Committee  on  Marking  Cartons  for  Identification  Ptirposes 

(To  cooperate  with  Freight  Claim  Prevention  Committee) 

J.  W.  Connelly  (Chairman),  Superintendent  of  Police,  Southern  Ry.  System. 

J.  W.  King,  Chief  Special  Agent,  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  Ry. 

IVL  Welsh,  Chief  Special  Agent,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

W.  W.  Morrison,  Superintendent  of  Pohce,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

J.  O.  D.  Copenhaner,  Assistant  Chief  Special  Agent,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

FREIGHT   STATION   SECTION 
Officers 

J.  C.  Gilmore Chairman 

C.  M.  Teschemachcr \st  Vice-Chairman 

H.  W.  Maynard,  Jr 'Id   Vice-Chairman 

R.  O.  Wells Secretary 

Committee  of  Direction 

J.  C.  Gilmore  (Chairman),  Agent,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
C.  M.  Teschemacher  (First  Vice-Chairman),  General  Agent,  Chicago  &  Alton 

R.  R. 
H.  W.  -Maynard,  Jr.  (Second  Vice-Chairman),  Agent,  Central  R.  R.  of  New 

Jersey. 
E.  L.  Kemp,  General  Agent,  Stock  Yards  District  Agency. 
C.  E.  Fish,  Agent,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
L.  J.  Brinkman,  General  Agent,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 
E.  J.  Coflfey,  Agent,  Southern  Ry. 
Fra:il{  Laughlin,  Agent,  Erie  R.  R. 

J.  R.  Hitchcock,  Agent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry- 
"C.  Treat  Spear,  Agent,  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  &  Omaha  R.  R. 
J.  L.  Harrington,  Agent,  Chicago,  Burlington  tS:  Quincy  R.  R. 
C.  E.  Cochrane,  Agent,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 

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Committee  on  Nominations 

H.  W.  Maynard,  Jr.  (Chairman),  Agent,  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 

W.  H.  Herbig,  Agent,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry, 

Frank  Laughlin,  Agent,  Erie  R.  R. 

G.  Washington,  Agent,  New  Orleans  &  Northeastern  R.  R. 

T.  W.  Pate,  Agent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

Freight  Station  Rules 

E.  T-  Coffey  (Chairman),  Agent,  Southern  Ry. 

G.  B.  IngersoU,  Agent,  Wabash  Rv. 

W.  R.  Pittman,  Agent,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

Leslie  Ellis,  Agent,  Richmond,  Fredericksburg  &  Potomac  R.  R. 

W.  W.  Alexander,  Agent,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Topics 

J.  H.  Mahoney  (Chainnan),  Agent,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

Geo.  F.  Wagner,  Agent,  Pennsylvania  System,  Central  Region. 

E.  E.  Lamberton,  Agent,  Southern  Pacific  Steamship  Co. 

G.  W.  Dennison,  Agent,  Northwestern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 

J.  R.  Hitchcock,  Agent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

Committee  on  Operating 

W,  A.  Bartlett  (Chairman),  Agent,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
C.  C.  Johnson,  Agent,  Nashville,  Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 
Chas.  C.  Kinney,  Agent,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
C.  L.  Robinson,  Agent,  Denver  &  Salt  Lake  R.  R.  • 

E.  C.  Harrison,  Agent,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Station  Traffic 

J.  H.  Rogers  (Chainnan),  Agent,  Long  Island  R.  R. 
L.  W.  Hildum,  Agent,  Ocean  Steamship  Co. 
H.  J.  Nelson,  Agent,  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 
Edmund  A.  Scheetz,  Agent,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 
Frank  Meahl,  Agent,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Station  Settlements 

E.  J.  MacDonald  (Chairman) ,  Agent,  Wabash  R.  R. 
M.  H.  Rudolph,  Agent,  Chicago  &  Eastern  Ilhnois  R.  R. 

B.  H.  King,  Mobile  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

W.  H.  Rhedemeyer,  Agent,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

E.  F.  Randall,  Agent,  Chicago,  Peoria  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Arrangements 

C.  M.  Teschemacher  (Chairman),  General  Agent,  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 
R.  O.  Wells,  Agent,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

E.  O.  Burton,  Agent,  Chicago  Junction  Ry. 
E.  L.  Kemp,  General  Agent,  Stock  Yards  District  Agency, 
N.  W.  Pierce,  Agent,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 
G.  B.  IngersoU,  Agent,  Wabash  R.  R. 

Sectional  Committees 

Akron,  Ohio R.  H,  Troescher  (President),  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

B.  D.  Shafer,  (Secretary),  Pennsylvania  System. 
Albany,  N.  Y F.  E.  Vosburgh  (President),  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 

W.  T.  Campbell  (Secretary),  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 

Alton,  111 O.  E.  George  (President),  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 

Athens,  Ga 

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Atlanta,  Ga F.  G.  McCool  (President),  Georgia  R.  R. 

F.  L.  Russell  (Secretar>0,  Central  of  Georgia  R.  R. 

Augusta,  Ga W.  J.  Townsend  (President),  Southern  Ry. 

L.  A.  Burckmyer  (Secretary),  Central  of  Georgia 
R.  R. 

Austin,  Texas M.  Bums  (President),  Houston  &  Texas  Central  R.R. 

W.    E.    Babel    (Secretary),    International  &   Great 
Northern  Ry. 

Baltimore,  Md C.  E.  Cochrane  (President),  Pennsylvania  System, 

Eastern  Region. 
L.  J.  Crossley  (Secretar>0.  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R,  R. 

Beaumont,  Texas W.   O.   SoRalle,    (President),   Atchison,   Topeka  & 

Santa  Fe  Ry. 

Binghamton,  N.  Y W.  C  Lewis  (President),  Erie  R.  R. 

W.  A.  Rowe  (Secretary),  Delaware,  Lackawanna  & 
Western  R.  R.    . 

Birmingham,  Ala C.  J.  Thompson  (President),  Birmingham  Belt  R.  R. 

R.    N.   Griffin   (Secretary),   Louisville  &   Nashville 
R.R. 

Bloomington,  111 M.    C.    Boyce    (President),   Cleveland,   Cincinnati, 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
C.  E.  Clarke  (Secretary),  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 

Boston,  Mass W.  P.  Barber  (President),  Boston  &  JMaine  R.  R. 

Bradford,  Pa T-  R-  Collins  (President),  Erie  R.  R. 

W.  R.  Chase  (Secretary),  Erie  R.  R. 

Buffalo  NY      F.  H.  Meahl  (President),  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

H.  H.  Barley  (Secretary),  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

Cairo,  111 J-  D-  Ladd  (President),  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

J.    C.    Boland    (Secretary),    Cleveland,    Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 

Calgary,  Alta.,  Can 

Canton,  Ohio O.  L.  Frederick  (President),  Pennsylvania  System. 

Charleston,  S.  C Frank  McCabe  (President),  Southern  Ry. 

H.  G.  Gleiber  (Secretary),  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

Chattanooga,  Tenn W.  C.  Sheppard  (President),  Southern  Ry. 

Chicago,  111 »-E.  0.  Burton  (President),  Chicago  Junctioh  Ry. 

J.  C.  ISIacFadzean,  O.  &  S.  Bureau. 

Chicago  Heights,  111 E.   Ruble   (President),   Baltimore  &  Ohio  Chicago 

Terminal  R.  R. 
R.  M.  Black  (Secretary),  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern  R.R. 

Cincinnati,  Ohio J.    A.    Bevis    (President),    Qeveland,     Cincinnati, 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
W.    C.    Cooder    (Secretary). 

Cleveland,  Ohio B.    R.    Brenan    (President),   Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
J.  M.  Moyer  (Secretary),  New  York,  Chicago  &  St. 
Louis  R.  R. 
Colorado  Springs,  Col.  .  .A.  E.  Ford  (President),  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 

FeRy. 
Ed.    Carey    (Secretary),    Chicago,    Rock    Island    & 
Pacific  Ry. 

Columbia,  S.  C B.  F.  Newman  (President),  Southern  Ry. 

C.  V.  Hall  (Secretary),  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R, 

Columbus,  Ohio H.    M.   Patton  (President),  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
C.  H.  Brown  (Secretary),  Pennsylvania  System. 

Council  Bluffs,  la J.   T.  Kiely   (President),  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 

Pacific  R.  R. 

Dayton,  Ohio E.    E.    Moore    (President),    Cleveland,    Cincinnati, 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
\V.  W.  Sanders  (Secretary),  Erie  R.  R. 

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Dallas,  Texas 

Denver,  Colo 

Des  Moines,  Iowa .... 

Detroit,  ISIich 

Dubuque,  Iowa 

Duluth-Superior 

Easton,   Pa. — Phillips- 
burg,  N.J 

Elmira,  N.  Y 

Erie,  Pa 


Eau  Claire-Chippewa 
Falls,  Wis 


Evansville,  Ind 

El  Paso,  Texas 

Ft.  Dodge,  Iowa' 

Ft.  Wayne,  Ind 

Fostoria,  Ohio 

Fox  River  Valley .... 


& 


Ft.  Worth,  Texas 

Galveston,  Texas .... 

Gary,  Ind 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich . 

Hammond,  Ind 

Houston,  Texas 


.].  C.  Webb  (President),  Texas  &  Pacific  R.  R. 
L.    W.    Mosker    (Secretary),    Missouri,    Kansas 

Texas  R.  R. 
.C.  W.  Loomis  (President),  Chicago,  Burhngton  & 

Quincy  R.  R. 
W.  A.  Knerr  (Secretary),  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  R.  R. 
.A.  L.  Johnson  (President),  Chicago,  Burlington  & 

Quincy  R.  R. 
W.  S.  Hawkins  (Secretary),  Western  Weighmg  and 

Inspection  Bureau. 
E.  A.  Mason  (President),  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 
H.  A.  Anderson  (Secretary),  O.  S.  &  D.  Bureau. 
.J.  P.  Whelan   (President),  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 
St.  Paul  Rv. 

D.  Ahem  (Secretary),  Western  Weighmg  and  Inspec- 

tion Bureau. 
.J.  E.  Watt  (President),  Duluth  &  Iron  Range  R.  R. 
A.  E.  Piering  (Secretary),  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

E.  B.  Zellers  (President),  Lehigh  &  Hudson  River 

R.  R. 

A.  M.   Yeisley    (Secretary),   Lehigh  Valley   R.   R. 
.C.  N.  ElHs  (President),  Pennsylvania  System. 

F.  W.  Rodgers  (Secretary),  Delaware,  Lackawanna 

&  Western  R.  R. 
.G.  A.  Cone  (President),  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

B.  Dean    (Secretary),    New  York,   Chicago   &   St. 

Louis  R.  R. 

.W.  A.  Eberside  (Secretary),  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 

St.  Paul  Rv. 
.H.  Helmbock  (President),  Southern  Ry. 
S.  A.  Ensner  (Secretary),  Southern  Weighing  and 

Inspection  Bureau. 
E.  G.  Mustain  (President),  El  Paso  &  Southwestern 
R.  R. 

C.  B.  Jons  (Secretary),  Southern  Pacific  Co. 

T.  W.  LaSoell  (President),  Chicago  Great  Western 

R.  R. 
J.  L.  Schroer  (Secretary),  Western  Weighing  and  In- 
spection Bureau. 
.J.  L.  Craig  (President),  Wabash  Ry. 
H.  E.  Allinson  (Secretary),  New  York,  Chicago  & 

St.  Louis  R.  R. 
.J.  C.  Harriman  (President),  Hocking  Valley  R.  R. 
E.  C.  Wolfe  (Secretary),  Lake  Erie  &  Western  R.  R. 
.S.  H.  Vaughan  (President),  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 

St.  Paul  Ry. 
J.  P.  Hogan  (Secretary),  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
,  .A.    C.    Beoton,    (President),    Missouri,    Kansas    & 
Texas  R.  R. 
J.  V.  Williams  (Secretary),  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 
Gulf  Ry. 
.  .H.  L.  Browne  (Secretary),  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas 

Rv. 
.  .F.  E.  Wilson  (President),  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern  R.  R 
H.  J.  Holton  (Secretary),  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
.  .S.  Shepperson  (President),  Pere  Marquette  Ry. 

C.  H.  Bradford  (Secretary),  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
.  .  M.  H.  Kerger  (President),  Indiana  Harbor  Belt  R.  R. 

J.  J.  Dressen  (Secretary),  Pennsylvania  System. 
.  .J.  S.  Sanders  (President),  Southern  Pacific  Co, 
W.S.Clark  (Secretary),  Houston  Belt  &  Terminal  Ry. 


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Indianapolis,  Ind E.  F.  Graham  (President),  Pittsburgh,  Cincinnati, 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 

F.  J.  Barr  (Secretary),  Eastern  Freight  and  Inspec- 

tion Bureau. 

Jacksonville,  Fla W.    R.    Pittman    (President),  Atlantic  Coast  Line 

R.  R. 

0.  T.   Edwards   (Secretary),  Atlantic   Coast   Line 

R.  R. 

Joliet,  111 L.  A.   Patterson   (President),  Atchison,   Topeka  & 

Santa  Fe  Ry. 

G.  A.  Sykes,  (Secretary),  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 
Joplin,  Mo E.  M.  McAdams  (President),  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

E.    W.    Trott    (Secretary),    Atchison,    Topeka    & 
Santa  Fe  Ry. 

Kansas  City,  Mo C.  B.  CuUison  (President),  Chicago  &'Alton  R.  R. 

A.  G.  Peck  (Secretary),  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas 
R.  R. 
Knoxville,  Tenn J.  R.  Windstanley  (President),  Louisville  &  Nash- 
ville R.  R. 

1.  A.  Bittle  (Secretary),  Southern  Ry.  • 
Kalamazoo,  Mich A.  H.  Bock  (President),  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

C.  E.  Reed  (Secretary),  Grand  Trunk  Western  Ry. 

La  Crosse,  Wis H.   B.    Smith    (President),   Chicago,    Burlington  & 

Quincy  R.  R. 
C.  L.  V.  Craft  (Secretary),  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 
St.  Paul  Ry. 

Leavenworth,  Kan J.  Hurley  (President),  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

J.   J.    Parker    (Secretary),   Chicago,    Burlington   & 
Quincv  R.  R. 

Lima,  Ohio E.  S.  Case" (President),  Erie  R.  R. 

E.  S.  Case  (Secretary),  Erie  R.  R. 

Lincoln,  Neb H.  C.  Kennedy  (President),  Chicago,  Rock  Island 

&  Pacific  Ry. 
M.  Scott  (Secretary),  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy 
R.  R. 

Little  Rock,  Ark C.  C.  Goss  (President),  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

J.    T.   Webb    (Secretary),    St,    Louis  Southwestern 
R.  R. 


London,  Ont.,  Can. 
Louisville,  Ky 


Los  Angeles,  Cal . 


Macon,  Ga 

Marion,  Ohio.  .  .  . 
Memphis,  Tenn .  . 


.M.   G.    Carson   (President),  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
J.  C.  Loomis  (Secretary),  Southeastern  Demurrage 

&  Storage  Bureau. 
M.  L.  Rvder  (President),  Southern  Pacific  Co. 
T.  W.  Pate  (Secretary),  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 

Fe  Ry. 
.0.  G.  Prentiss  (President),  Southern  Ry. 
C.  L.  Chapman  (Secretary),  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 


Milwaukee,  Wis.  . 


Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Mobile,  Ala 

Montgomery,  Ala. . 


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F.  Painter  (President),  Union  Ry. 

N.  Mabie  (Secretary),  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 

Pacific  Ry. 
C.  Kerr  (President),  Chicago  &  North  Western 
Ry. 
A.  E.  Halderman  (Secretary),  Western  Weighing  and 

Inspection  Bureau. 
L.  H.  Caswell  (President),  Chicago  Great  Western 

R.  R. 
W.  J.  Costello  (Secretary),  Minneapolis  Western  Ry. 
H.  J.  Griffing  (President),  Mobile  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
A.  J.  Pickett  (President),  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
J.  N.  Moses  (Secretary),  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 


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Montreal,  Que.,  Can R.  P.  Smallhorn  (President),  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  and 

"  Canadian  National  Rys. 

Nashville,  Tenn.  .  .  .  f .  .  .\V.  T.  Huggins  (President),  Nashville,  Chattanooga 

&  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
E.  B.  Stevenson  (Secretary),  Tennessee  Demurrage 
Bureau. 

New  Castle,  Pa W.  A.  Stone  (President),  Pittsburgh  &  Lake  Erie 

R.  R. 
J.  H.  Mclntyre  (Secretary),  Buffalo,  Rochester  & 
Pittsburgh  R.  R. 

Norfolk,  Va H.  L.  King  (President),  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

Henrv  Whvte  (Secretary) ,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

New  Orleans,  La C.  T.' Seller  (President),"  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

W.   D.    Livaudais   (Secretary),   Louisville  &   Nash- 
ville R.  R. 
New  York  City,  N.  Y..  .W.    V.    Phillips   (President),  Pennsylvania  System. 
H.  W.  Maynard,  Jr.  (Secretary),  Central  R.  R.  of 
New  Jersey. 

Ogden,  Utah 

Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ... F.  J.  Best  (President),  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 

FeRy. 
K.  C.  Baker  (Secretary),  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas 
R.  R. 

Omaha,  Neb R.  J.   Dippel   (President),  Chicago  Great  Western 

R.  R. 
J.  P.  Keane  (Secretary),  Western  Weighing  and  In- 
spection Bureau. 

Ottumwa,  Iowa J-  C.  Finnessy  (President),  Chicago,  Rock  Lsland  & 

Pacific  Ry. 

E.  Field  (Secretary),  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy 

R.  R. 

Peoria,  111 J.  D.  McDonald  (President),  Western  Weighing  and 

Inspection  Bureau. 
W.  A.  Bartlett  (Secretary),  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  R.  R.  • 

Philadelphia,  Pa C.  L.  Thompson  (President),  Philadelphia  &  Read- 
ing Ry. 
Chas.  C.  Kinney  (Secretary),  Pennsylvania  System. 
Pittsburgh,  Pa J.  J.  Eichenberger  (President),  Pennsylvania  System. 

F.  L.  Miller  (Secretary),  Pennsylvania  System. 
Portland,  Ore H.  E.  Kennedy  (President),  Southern  Pacific  Co. 

J.  Van  Zante  (Secretary),  Trans-Continental  Freight 
Bureau. 

Portland,  Me 

Pueblo,  Colo M.  Perrine  (President),  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  R.  R. 

Warren  Hall  (Secretary),  Western  Weighing  and  In- 
spection Bureau. 

Quebec,  Que.,  Can 

Racine,  Wis C.  H.  Bush  (President),  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St. 

Paul  Ry. 
J.  A.  Brown  (Secretary),  Goodrich  Transit  Co. 

Richmond,  Va LesHe  Ellis  (President),  Richmond,  Fredericksburg 

&  Potomac  R.  R. 
W.  E.  Freeman  (Secretary),  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.R. 

Rochester,  N.  Y D.  W.  Wairath  (President),  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

W.    J.    Collins    (Secretary),    Buffalo,    Rochester   & 
Pittsburgh  R.  R. 

Rockford,  111 J.  J.  Carty  (President),  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

W.   M.   Walp   (Secretary),   Chicago,   Burlington  & 
Quincy  R.  R. 

St.  Joseph,  Mo J.  F.'Cooney  (President),  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

'M.  a.   Hickey  (Secretary),  Western  Weighing  and 
Inspection  Bureau. 

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St.  Louis,  Mo.— E.  St. 

Louis,  III G.  H.  Singer  (President),  Baltmiore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

C.  M.  Morris  (Secretary),  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  R.  R. 

St.  Paul,  Minn M.  P.  Graven  (President),  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 

St.  Paul  Ry. 
L.  D.  Lewis  (Secretary),  Western  Weighing  and  In- 
spection Bureau. 
Saginaw-Bay  City, 

Mich S.  S.  Armstrong  (President),  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

M.  K.  Plummer  (Secretary),  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

San  Antonio,  Texas W.  Walthal  (President),  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas 

R.  R. 

B.  A. 'Erwin  (Secretary),  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas 

R.  R. 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. . .  . 

Savannah,  Ga H.  M.  Emerick  (President),  Ocean  Steamship  Co. 

W.  A.  Barry  (Secretary),  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 

San  Francisco,  Cal W.  J.  Hardy  (President),  Southern  Pacific  Co. 

R.   A.    Podleck    (Secretary),   Atchison,    Topeka   & 

Santa  Fe  Ry. 
Seattle,  Wash John  Craig  (President),  Oregon- Washington  R.  R. 

&  Navigation  Co. 
South  Chicago,  111 M.  Altherr  (President),  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

C.  A.   Tice   (Secretary),   Chicago,   Rock   Island  & 

Pacific  Ry. 

Springfield,  111..  . E.  I.  Taylor  (President),  Wabash  R.  R. 

C.  B.  Powell  (Secretary),  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 

Springfield,  Ohio A.  N.  Noble  (President),  Pennsylvania  System. 

Geo.  R.  Toews  (Secretary),  Central  Freight  Associa- 
tion Inspection  and  Weighing  Bureau. 

Spokane,  Wash H.    J.    Campbell    (President),    Oregon- Washington 

«  R.  R.  &  Navigation  Co. 

E.  V.  White  (Secretary),  Trans-Continental  Freight 
Bureau. 

Sioux  City,  Iowa R.   F.  Adams   (President),   Chicago,   Burlington  & 

Quincy  R.  R. 
Mark  Higney  (Secretary),  Western  Weighing  and 
Inspection  Bureau. 

Sioux  Falls,  S.  D W.  D.  Griffiths  (President),  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 

St.  Paul  Ry. 
H.  H.  Hull  (Secretary),  Western  Weighing  and  In- 
spection Bureau. 

Streator,  111 G.    N.    Weber    (President),    Atchison,    Topeka    & 

Santa  Fe  Ry. 
M.  H.  McNamara  (Secretary),  New  York  Central 
R.  R. 

Shreveport,  La W.  E.  Wallace  (President),  Kansas  City  Southern 

R.  R. 
W.    S.    Carter    (Secretarv),    Missouri,    Kansas    & 
Te.xas  R.  R. 

Tampa,  Fla 

Tacoma,  Wash F.  Van  Sant  (President),  Great  Northern  R.  R. 

Terre  Haute,  Ind P.  M.  Fagan  (President),  Chicago,  Terre  Haute  & 

Southeastern  R.  R. 
C.  E.  Cooke  (Secretary),  Central  Freight  Associa- 
tion Inspection  an  1  Weighing  Bureau. 

Toledo,  Ohio F.  W.  Ruppel  (President),  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

R.  A.  Taylor  (Secretary),  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

Toronto,  Ont.,  Can 

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Tri-City  (Davenport, 

Moline,  Rock  Island.) -C.  W.  Thatcher  (President),  Chicago,  Rock  Island 
&  Pacific  Rv. 
H.     Morris     (Secretary),    Western    Weighing    and 
Inspection  Bureau. 

Topeka,  Kan A.    Lusk    (President),    Chicago,    Rock    Island    & 

Pacific  Ry. 
C.  L.  Sleeper  (SecretarjO,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

Washington,  D.  C D.  M.  Fisher  (President),  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

M.  T.  Hill  (Secretary),  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

Waterloo,  Iowa R.  H.  Johnston  (President),  Chicago,  Rock  Island 

&  Pacific  Ry. 
A.  W.  Mier  (Secretary),  Western  Weighing  and  In- 
spection Bureau. 
Winnipeg,  Man.,  Can.  .  .F.  T.  Anderson  (Secretary),  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
Waukegan,  111 L.  O.  Matthews  (President),  Chicago  &  North  West- 
ern Ry. 
M.  L.  Miller  (Secretary), Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern  R.R. 

Waco,  Texas 

Worcester,  Mass 

Youngstown,  Ohio 

SAFETY  SECTION. 
Officers 

E.  M.  Switzer Chairman 

J.  T.  Broderick Isi  Vice-Chairman 

Isaiah  Hale 2Hd  Vice-Chairman 

J.  C.  Caviston Secretary 

Committee  of  Direction 

E.  M.  Switzer,  Superintendent  of  Safety,  Chicago,  Biu-lington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
J.  T.  Broderick,  Superintendent  of  Safety  and  Welfare,  Baltimore  &  Ohio 

R  R 
Isaiah  Hale,  Safety  Superintendent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
R.  C.  Richards,  General  Claim  Agent,  Chicago  &  North  W^estem  Ry. 

F.  M.  Metcalfe,  Assistant  to  General  Manager,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
C.  H.  Blakemore,  Chairman,  Safety  Committee,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

A.  O.  Ridgway,  Chairman,  Safety  Committee,  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  R.  R. 

H.  A.  Adams,  Assistant  to  General  Manager,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

M.  A.  Dow,  General  Safety  Agent,  New  York  Central  Lines. 

H.  M.  Mayo,  Superintendent  Safety,  Southern  Pacific  Lines  in  Louisiana. 

T.  H.  Carrow,  Supervisor  Safety  and  Insurance,  Pennsylvania  System. 

Publicity  and  Educational  Committee 

Isaiah  Hale  (Chairman),  Safety  Superintendent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 

Fe  Ry. 
L.   P.   Green,   Superintendent  Safety,   Minneapohs,   St.   Paul  &   Sault  Ste, 

Marie  Ry.  „   ^ .     ^        ■,     -r,    t^ 

A.  O.  Ridgway,  Chairman,  Safety  Committee,  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  R.  R. 
George  Bradshaw,  Supervisor  Safety,  Pere  Marquette  R.  R. 
J.  C.  Clark,  Assistant  to  General  Manager,  Oregon  Short  Line  R.  R. 
M.  A.  Dow,  General  Safety  Agent,  New  York  Central  Lines. 
R.  H.  Dwyer,  Superintendent  Safety,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Prevention  of  Grade  Crossing  Accidents 

J.  T.  Broderick  (Chairman),  Superintendent  of  Safety  and  Welfare,  Balti- 
more &  Ohio  R.  R. 
M.  A.  Dow,  General  Safety  Agent,  New  York  Central  Lines. 
T.  P.  Brennan,  Safety  Agent,  Long  Island  R.  R. 

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D.  H.  Beatty,  Superintendent  of  Safely,  Southern  Ry. 

J.  E.  Long,  Superintendent  of  Safety,  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 

J.  G.  Fitzhugh,  Superintendent  of  Safety  and  Fire  Prevention,  Gulf,  Colorado 

&  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
A.  W.  Smallen,  General  Supervisor  Safety  and  Fire  Prevention,  Chicago, 

Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  R.  R. 
R.  J.  Clancy,  Assistant  to  General  Manager,  Southern  Pacific  R.  R. 

Temporary  Committee  on  Nominations 

L.   F.  Shedd  (Chairman),  General  Supervisor  Safety  and  Fire  Prevention, 

Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  R.  R. 
F.  W.  Mitchell,  Supervisor  Safety  and  Examinations,  New  York,  New  Haven 

&  Hartford  R.  R. 
C.  L.  La  Fountaine,  General  Safety  Supervisor,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
S.  S.  Morris,  General  Chairman  Safety  Committee,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
Robert  Scott,   Superintendent   Insurance  and  Safety,  Atlantic  Coast   Line 

R.  R. 

Committee  on  Arrangements 

F.  W.  Mitchell  (Chairman),  Superv'isor  Safety  and  Examinations,  New  York, 

New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 
M.  A.  Dow,  General  Safety  Agent,  New  York  Central  Lines. 
S.   G.   Watkins,   General  Secretarj^   Safety   Department,   Boston  &  Maine 

R.  R. 


TELEGRAPH  AND  TELEPHONE  SECTION 

Officers 

H.  Hulatt Chairman 

W.  H.  Hall 1st  Vice- Chairman 

R.  F.  Finley 2d  Vice-Chairman 

W.  A.  Fairbanks Secretary 

Committee  of  Direction 

H.  Hulatt,  Manager  of  Telegraphs,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 

W.  H.  Hall,  General  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Missouri,  JCansas  &  Texas 

Lines. 
R.   F.  Finlev,  Superintendent  Telegraph,   New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines 

West  of'BufTalo. 
E.  C.  Keenan,  ^v  officio,  General  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  New  York 

Central  Lines. 
J.  F.  Caskey,  ex  officio,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 
G.  A.  Cellar,  General  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Pennsylvania  System. 
E.  A.  Chenery,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
E.  E.  Dildine,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
G.  D.  Hood,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 

Ry. 
J.  McMillan,  Manager  of  Telegraphs,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
C.  S.  Rhoads,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  & 

St.  Louis  Ry. 

Committee  on  Nominations 

J.  C.  Rankine  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
ri.  C.  Chace,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
P.  F.  Frenzer,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
J.  A.  Jones,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Southern  Ry.  System,  Lines  East. 
\Vm.  Marshall,  Assistant  Manager  of  Telegraphs,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

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Committee  No.  1 
Construction  and  Maintenance — Outside  Plant 

G.  A.  Cellar  (Chairman),  General  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Pennsylvania 

System. 
E.  C.  Keenan  (Vice-Chairman),  General  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  New 

York  Central  Lines. 
E.  T.  Ambach,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
E.  A.  Burkitt,  General  Foreman,  Telegraph  Department,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
E.  A.  Chenery,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
G.  A.  Dornberg,  Chief  Lineman,  Central  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
A.  W.  Flanagan,  General  Foreman,  Telegraph  Department,  Southern  Pacific 

System. 
M.  R.  Greenamyer,  Inspector,  Telegraph  Department,  Pennsylvania  System. 
H.  C.  James,  Jr.,  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Lines  East  of  Paradise, 

Mont.,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

E.  Kenward,  Superintendent  of  Railway  Service,  Canadian  National  Rys. 

J.  B.  MacGregor,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

System,  Western  Lines. 
W.  S.  Melton,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Southern  Ry.  System,  Lines  West. 
C.  A.  Plumly,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
J.  C.  Rankine,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
Stanley  Rhoads,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  New  York  Central  Lines. 
J.  J.  Ross,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 
H.  A.   Shepard,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,   New  York,   New  Haven  & 

Hartford  R.  R. 

F.  W.  Smith,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Bessemer  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 
L.  S.  Wells,  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Electricity,  Long  Island  R.  R. 

R.  E.  Chetwood  (Consulting  Member),  Plant  Engineer,  The  Western  Union 
Telegraph  Co. 


Sub-Committee  "A" — Construction  and  Maintenance  of  Pole  Lines 

E.  C.  Keenan  (Chairman),  General  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  New  York 

Central  Lines. 
E.  T.  Ambach,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Telegraphy  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R, 
G.  A.  Cellar,  General  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Pennsylvania  System. 
E.  A.  Chenery,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
M.  R.  Greenamyer,  Inspector  Telegraph  Department,  Pennsylvania  System. 
H.  C.  James,  Jr.,  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Lines  East  of  Paradise, 

Mont.,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

E.  Kenward,  Superintendent  of  Railway  Service,  Canadian  National  Rys. 
Stanley  Rhoads,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  New  York  Central  Lines. 
H.  A.   Shepard,   Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  New  York,   New  Haven  & 

Hartford  R.  R. 

F.  W.  Smith,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Bessemer  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 


Sub-Committee  "B" — Wire  Crossings 

H.  A.  Shepard,  (Chairman),  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  New  York,  New 

Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 
G.  A.  Cellar,  General  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Pennsylvania  System. 
A.  W.  Flanagan,  General  Foreman,  Telegraph  Department,  Southern  Pacific 

System. 
E.  C.  Keenan,  General  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  New  York  Central  Lines. 
J.  B.  MacGregor,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Telegraphs,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

System,  Western  Lines. 
C.  A.  Plumly,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
J.  C.  Rankine,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
L.  S.  Wells,  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Electricity,  Long  Island  R.  R. 

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Sub-Committee  "C" — Underground  Construction 

J.  J.  Ross  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 
C.  A.  Plumly,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
G.  A.  Domberg,  Chief  Lineman,  Central  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
W.  S.  Melton,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Southern  Ry.  System. 

Sub-Committee  **D" — Transpositions 

G.  A.  Dornberg  (Chairman),  Chief  Lineman,  Central  Region,  Pennsylvania 

System. 
E.  A.  Burkitt,  General  Foreman,  Telegraph  Department,  lUinois  Central  R.  R. 
A.  W.  Flanagan,  General  Foreman,  Telegraph  Department,  Southern  Pacific 

System. 
W.  S.  Melton,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Southern  Railway  System,  Lines 

West. 
J.  C.  Rankine,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
J.  J.  Ross,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 


Committee  No.  2 
Construction  and  Maintenance — Inside  Plant 

R.  F.  Finley  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Telegraph,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

Lines  West  of  Buffalo. 
W.   Rogers  (Vice-Chairman) ,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  Missouri 

Pacific  R.  R. 
E.  V.  Adams,  Railroad  Sales  Engineer,  Western  Electric  Co.,  Inc. 
A.  Behner,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R., 

Lines  West  of  Buffalo. 
R.  H.  Corson,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Erie  R.  R. 
C.  E.  Davies,  General  Traffic  Superintendent,  Canadian  National  Rys. 
E.  E.  Dildine,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
A.  W.  Douglas,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Chicago,  Rock  Island 

&  Pacific  Ry. 
R.  A.  Hendrie,  Telephone  Engineer,  Alissouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Lines. 
John  Hilbert,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
O.  L.  McCreary,  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Northwest 

Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
J.    L.    Niesse,    Telegraph   and   Telephone  Engineer,   Cleveland,   Cinciimati, 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 
J.  P.  O'Donohue,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Postal  Telegraph-Cable  Co 
T.  Rodger,  Superintendent  of  Telegraphs,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 
G.  R.  Stewart,  General  Wire  Chief,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
C.  H.  Williamson,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  St.  Louis-San  Fran- 
cisco Ry. 
C.  A.  Worst,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy 

R.  R. 
H.  W.  Drake  (Consulting  Member),  Apparatus  Engineer,  The  Western  Union 

Telegraph  Co. 

Sub-Committee  "G" — Apparatus  and  Material 

G.  R.  Stewart  (Chairman),  General  Wire  Chief,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

E.  V.  Adams,  Railroad  Sales  Engineer,  Western  Electric  Co.,  Inc. 

R.  F.  Finley,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines 

West  of  BufTalo. 
R.  A.  Hendrie,  Telephone  Engineer,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Lines. 
H.  W.  Drake  (Consulting  Member),  Apparatus  Engineer,  The  Western  Union 

Telegraph  Co. 

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Sub-Committee  "H" — Locations  and  Layouts 

C.  A.  Worst  (Chairman),  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Chicago,  Burlington 

&  Quincy  R.  R. 
C.  E.  Davies,  General  Traffic  Superintendent,  Canadian  National  Rys. 
A.  W.  Douglas,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Chicago,  Rock  Island 

&  Pacific  Ry.  ,     ^t      i.       . 

O.  L.  McCreary,  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Northwest 
Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 

Sub-Committee  "J"— Circuits  and  Current  Supply 

W.  Rogers  (Chairman),  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific 
R   R 

A.  Behner,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines 
West  of  Buffalo. 

T.  Rodger,  Superintendent  of  Telegraphs,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 

C.  H.  Williamson,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  St.  Louis-San  Fran- 
cisco Ry. 

Sub-Committee  "K"— Installation  and  Maintenance 

J.    L.    Niesse    (Chairman),    Telegraph   and  Telephone  Engineer,  Cleveland, 

Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 
R.  H.  Corson,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Erie  R.  R. 
E.  E.  Dildine,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
R.  F.  Finley,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines 

West  of  Buffalo.  .^    -r^    t, 

John  Hilbert,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
J.  P.  O'Donohue,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Postal  Telegraph- Cable  Co. 

Committee  No.  3 
Protection  Against  Electrolysis 

B.  J.  Schwendt  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Toledo 
&  Ohio  Central  Ry.  „     .       ^ 

A.  Y.  Tomlinson,  ( Vice-Chairman) ,  Division  Operator,  Eastern  Region,  Penn- 
sylvania System. 

R.  F.  Hosford,  American  Telephone  &  Telegraph  Co. 

L.  A.  Lee,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Pittsburgh  &  Lake  Ene  R.  R. 

J.  B.  Norcross,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Maine  Central  R.  R. 

G.  O.  Perkins,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Chicago  Great 
Western  R.  R.  .     o  r,     .•      -n 

L.  D.  Shearer,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 

S.  L.  Van  Akin,  Jr.,  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph,  New  York  Central 
R.  R.,  Buffalo  and  East. 

P.  J.  Howe  (Consulting  Member),  Construction  Engineer,  The  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Co. 

Committee  No.  4 

Protection  Against  Lightning  or  Electric  Light 
and  Power  Circuits 

J.  F.  Caskey  (Chairman),  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 
L.  Behner  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals, 

Central  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
W.  L.  Cook,  President,  Reliable  Electric  Co. 
A.  W.  Douglas,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Chicago,  Rock  Island 

and  Pacific  Ry. 
W.  M.  Gould,  American  Telephone  &  Telegraph  Co. 
J.  R.  Larocque,  Chief  Inspector,  Grand  Trunk  Railway  System. 
G.   H.   Mayer,   Superintendent   Telegraph,   Minneapolis,   St.   Paul  &  Sault 

Ste.  Marie  Ry. 

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p.  Norton,  Western  Electric  Co.,  Inc. 

P.  A.  Rainey,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsyl- 
vania System. 

H.  W.  Drake  (Consulting  Member),  Apparatus  Engineer,  The  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Co. 

Committee  No.  5 
Telegraph  and  Telephone  Development 

J.   A.  Jones  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Southern  Ry.  System, 

Lines  East. 
S.  L.  Van  Akin,  Jr.  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph, 

New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Buffalo  and  East. 

A.  C.  Barfield,  Manager,  Harland  Engineering  Co. 

W.  P.  Cline,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

J.  L.  Henritzy,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Colorado  &  Southern  Ry. 

B.  A.   Kaiser,  Representative  on  Railway  Relations,  American   Telephone 

&  Telegraph  Co. 

D.  AIcNicol,  Chairman,  Telegraphy  and  Telephony  Committee,   American 

Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers. 
Wm.  Marshall,  Assistant  Manager  of  Telegraphs,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
W.  M.  Post,  Superintendent    of    Telegraph    and    Signals,    Central    Region, 

Pennsylvania  System. 
David  Sarnoff,  General  Manager,  Radio  Corporation  of  America. 
R.  R.  Stackpole,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

F.  W.  Williams,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

Committee  No,  6 
Message  Traffic 

G.  D.  Hood  (Chairman),  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Chicago,  Rock  Island 

&  Pacific  Ry. 
H.    C.    Chace    (Vice-Chairman),    Superintendent    of    Telegraph,    Atchison, 

Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
F.  E.  Bentley,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Terminal  R.  R.  Association  of 

St.  Louis. 
J.  H.  Brennan,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  St.  Louis-San  Francisco  Ry. 

E.  Entelman,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Southern  Pacific  System. 
P.  F.  Frenzer,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

J.  G.  Gilgrist,  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 
A.  P.  Linnell,  Traflfic  Supervisor  Telegraphs,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 
J.  Matthews,  Telegraph  Manager,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
M.  O.  Scobee,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  El  Paso  &  Southwestern  Ry. 

System. 

F.  T.  Wilbur,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

Committee  No.  7 
Inductive  Interference 

L.    Behner    (Chairman),    Assistant  Superintendent   Telegraph  and  Signals, 

Central  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
Stanley  Rhoads  (Vice-Chairman),  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  New 

York  Central  Lines. 
A.  W.  Copley,  General  Engineer,  Westinghouse  Electric  &  Manufacturing 

Co. 

C.  S.  Dow,  Telephone  Supervisor  System,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hart- 

ford R.  R. 
L.  P.  Ferris,  Engineer,  American  Telephone  &  Telegraph  Co. 
I.  C.   Forshee,   Electrical  Engineer,    Telegraph    Department,     Pennsylvania 

System. 

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W.  A.  Jackson,  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

G.  W.  Jett,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

R.  W.  Mastick,  Transmission  and  Protection  Engineer,  The  Pacific  Telephone 

and  Telegraph  Co. 
J.  W.  Milnor  (Consulting  Member),  The  Western  Union  Telegraph  Co. 

Committee  No.  8 

Editing 

W.  A.  Fairbanks,  (Chairman),  Secretary,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Section. 

J.  F.  Caskey,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 

"L.  S.  Wells,  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Electricity,':  Long  Island  R.  R. 

Committee  No.  9 
Future  Activities  and  Topics 

W.  H.  Hall  (Chairman),  General  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Missouri,  Kan- 
sas &  Texas  Lines. 

G.  A.  Cellar,  General  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Pennsylvania  System. 

R.  F.  Finley,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines 
West  of  Buffalo. 

B.  J.  Schwendt,  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Toledo  &  Ohio 
Central  Ry. 

J.  F.  Caskey,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 

J.  A.  Jones,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Southern  Ry.  System,  Lines  East. 

G.  D.  Hood,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

L.  Behner,  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Pennsylvania 
System,  Central  Region. 

W.  A.  Fairbanks,  Secretary,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Section. 

I.  C.  Forshee,  Electrical  Engineer,  Telegraph  Department,  Pennsylvania 
System. 

Stanley  Rhoads,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  New  York  Central  Lines. 

J.  D.  Jones,  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Pennsylvania  System, 
Eastern  Region. 

It  will  be  noted  that  this  Committee  consists  of  the  Chairmen  of  all  Stand- 
ing Committees,  who  are  fully  acquainted  with  all  activities  of  the  Section. 
The  First  Vice-Chairman  to  be  Chairman  of  this  Committee.  In  his  absence, 
the  Second  Vice-Chairman  will  act. 

Committee  No.  10 
Technical  Training 

I.  C.  Forshee  (Chairman),  Electrical  Engineer,  Telegraph  Department,  Penn- 
sylvania System. 

P.  F.  Frenzer  (Vice-Chairman),  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Union  Pacific 
R.  R. 

W.  E.  Bell,  Assistant  to  Manager  of  Telegraphs,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 

A.  W.  Douglas,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  Chicago,  Rock 
Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

J.  L.  Niesse,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

A.  W.  Sine,  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 
Fe  Ry. 

Committee  No.  11 
Telephone  Transmission 

Stanley  Rhoads  (Chairman),  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  New  York 

Central  Lines. 
A.    W.    Beauprie    (Vice-Chairman),    Assistant    Superintendent    Telegraph, 

Southern  Railway  System. 

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E.  V.  Adams,  Railway  Sales  Engineer,  Western  Electric  Co.,  Inc. 

C.  E.  Baxter,  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Engineer,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 
E.  C.  Bowman,  Engineer  of  Transmission,  American  Telephone  and  Telegraph 

Co. 
J.    H.    Ditch,   Chief   Telephone   Inspector,    Eastern   Region,   Pennsylvania 

System. 
B.  F.  Thompson,  Telephone  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

Committee  No.  12 
Radio  and  Wired  Wireless 

J.    D.    Jones    (Chairman),    Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,   Eastern 

Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
A.  R.  Belmont  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Engineer,  Boston  &  Albany  R.  R. 

A.  H.  Armstrong,  Chairman,  Electrification  Committee,  General  Electric  Co. 
L.  B.  Foley,  Superintendent  Telephone,  Telegraph  and  Wireless,  Delaware, 

Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 

D.  McNicol,  Chairman,  Telegraphy  and  Telephony  Committee,  American 

Institute  of  Electrical  Engineei^. 
M.  C.  Rypinski,  Manager,  Radio  Sales,  Western  Electric  &  Manufacturing 
Co. 

D.  Samoff,  Commercial  Manager,  Radio  Corporation  of  America. 

Committee  No.  13 
Arrangements 

R.    F.    Finley    (Chairman),    Superintendent    Telegraph,  New  York  Central 

R.  R.,  Lines  West  of  Buffalo. 
J.  A.  Jones,  Superintendent  Telegraph,  Southern  Ry.  System,  Lines  East. 

B.  A.  Kaiser,  Representative  on  Railway  Relations,  American  Telephone 

&  Telegraph  Co. 

E.  C.  Keenan,  General  Superintendent  of  Telegraph,  New  York  Central  Lines. 
W.  T.  Kyle,  Sales  Manager,  Page  Steel  and  Wire  Co. 


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DIVISION  II-TRANSPORTATION 


DIVISION  II— TRANSPORTATION 

The  Transportation  Division  was  organized  on  February  19,  1919,  and 
included  the  activities  of  the  former  Committee  on  Relations  between  Rail- 
roads, of  the  American  Railway  Association,  and  the  Association  of  Railway 
Transportation  and  Car  Accounting  Officers. 

The  duty  of  the  Transportation  Division  is  to  consider  and  report  upon 
questions  affecting  the  efficient  use  and  interchange  of  equipment. 

Since  the  organization  of  the  Division  its  activities  have  included : 
Revision  of  the  Code  of  Car  Service  Rules, 
Revision  of  the  Code  of  Per  Diem  Rules, 
Revision  of  National  Car  Demurrage  Rules, 
Revision  of  Uniform  Code  of  Storage  Rules, 
Revision  of  Rules  for  Handling  Railroad  Business  Mail, 

and  among  other  important  questions  affecting  the  use  and  interchange 
of  equipment  which  have  been  considered  and  recommendations  made 
thereon  are: 

CAR   SERVICE 

Interpretations  to  Code  of  Car  Service  Rules. 

Upon  recommendation  of  the  Committee  on  Car  Service  the  General 
Committee  approved  a  series  of  interpretations  which  have  been  promulgated 
to  all  roads  by  the  Car  Service  Division. 

Compensation  for  excess  empty  mileage  created  by  orders  of  the  Car 
Service  Division  and  Service  Orders  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission. 
— Circular  2058  effective  September  1,  1920. 

Responsibility  for  furnishing  cars  for  loading  in  switching  service — 
issued  to  member  roads  through  the  Car  Service  Division. 

Report  of  Car  Accumulations — issued  through  Car  Service  Division  as 
Form  CS  7. 

Uniform  System  for  filing  embargoes;  issued  through  Car  Service 
Division — Circular  CSD  87. 

Uniform  Method  for  Computing  Average  Miles  per  Car  per  day. 

PER   DIEM 

Revision  of  Per  Diem  Forms. 

Interpretations  to  Code  of  Per  Diem  Rules,  and  Decisions  rendered  by 
the  Per  Diem  Rules  Arbitration  Committee. 

Per  Diem  Rate. 

Upon  the  recommendations  of  the  General  Committee  the  per  diem  rate 
was  fixed  at  90c.,  effective  March  1,  1920,  and  increased  to  $1.00,  effective 
November  1,  1920,  as  announced  in  Circular  No.  2072, 

Revised  Per  Diem  and  Mileage  Rates  on  Passenger  Equipment;  effective 
October  1,  1920,  as  announced  in  Circular  No.  2035. 

Cancellation  of  Per  Diem  Reclaims  and  Discrepancy  Claims  during 
Guaranty  Period;  approved  and  made  effective  by  issuance  of  Circular 
No.  2075,  November  26,  1920. 

Per  Diem  Settlements  with  Short  Lines  During  Guaranty  Period;  ap- 
proved and  made  effective  through  issuance  of  Circular  No.  2074,  Novem- 
ber 26,  1920. 

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Uniform  Method  of  Adjusting  Switching  Reclaims  under  Per  Diem 
Rule  5;  approved  and  issued  in  Circular  No.  S.V.  33,  March  27,  1920. 

Thirty-two  Applications  for  admission  to  the  Per  Diem  Agreement 
approved;  Applications  of  7  roads  rejected. 

Switching  Reclaims  Allowed  Industrial  Railroads. 

A  large  number  of  switching  roads  have  been  checked  under  the  super- 
vision of  the  General  Committee,  to  ascertain  the  average  actual  time  re- 
quired to  handle  cars  in  switch  service,  and  reclaim  to  be  allowed  under  Per 
Diem  Rule  5  fixed  on  the  basis  of  the  time  determined  by  the  check. 

DEMURRAGE  AND    STORAGE 

Interpretations  to  Demurrage  and  Storage  Rules. 

Revision  of  Demurrage  Forms. 

Plan  Covering  Supervision  of  Demurrage  and  Storage  Rules — Circular 
No.  S.V.  38,  July  1,  1920. 

Uniform  Application  of  Demurrage  at  Xon-Agency  Stations — issued  in 
Circular  No.  S.V.  41,  July  15,  1920. 

FREIGHT   HANDLING    SERVICE 

Creation  of  a  Freight  Container  Bureau — recommendation  approved  by 
the  Transportation  Division,  October  20,  1920. 

Rules  Governing  the  Handling,  Securing  and  Care  of  Doors  of  Closed 
Cars— Circular  Xo.  S.V.  27,  March  10,  1920. 

Proper  Method  of  Handhng  Return  of  Emptv  Cement  Sacks — Circular 
No.  S.V.  37,  July  15,  1920. 

Recommended  Method  for  Loading  Commodities  Shipped  in  Barrels — 
illustrated  circular  approved  and  issued  through  Weighing  and  Inspection 
Bureaus. 

RAILROAD   BUSINESS  MAIL    . 

Abuse  of  Valuable  Package  Labels— Circular  Xo.  S.V.  26,  March  10,  1920. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Mileage  Allowance  on  Privately  Owned  Freight  Cars — approved  and 
issued  J.  E.  Fairbanks  Freight  Tariff' Xo.  7-A,  effective  Xovember  1,  1920. 

Equalization  of  Loaded  and  Empty  ]Mileage  of  Private  Tank  Cars — 
Approved  by  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  as  covered  in  Circular  No. 
2158  dated  :May  16,  1921. 

Joint  Agreement  covering  Settlement  for  Cars  Destroyed  in  Mexico; 
Circular  No.  2095,  dated  December  28,  1920. 

Intensive  Loading  of  Freight  Cars  as  approved  by  Circular  No.  S.V. 
32,  March  18,  1920;  discontinued  Circular  No.  S.V.  68,  February  15,  1921. 

Standard  Rules  to  Govern  Icing  of  Refrigerator  Cars — Circular  No.  S.V. 
24,  March  8,  1920. 

The  Division  has  brought  up  to  date  the  list  of  assigned  reporting  marks 
for  cars  of  railroad  and  private  ownership. 

Among  the  subjects  now  being  considered  by  the  Transportation  Division 
are  the  following : 

CAR    SERVICE 

Distribution  of  equipment  to  short  line  railroads. 

Responsibility  for  cost  of  transferring  perishable  commodities  when 
such  transfer  is  necessary  to  protect  tlie  shiinnent  from  heat  or  cold. 

Revision  of  the  report  of  average  daily  surplus  and  deferred  car  requi- 
sitions. 

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PER   DIEM 

Graduated  per  diem  rates. 

Uniform  method  for  the  settlement  of  car  hire  with  railroads  which  are 
not  parties  to  the  Per  Diem  Rules  Agreement. 

Revision  of  Per  Diem  Rule  15  to  provide  a  uniform  method  and  practice 
at  interchange  points  where  cars  are  held  on  account  of  receiving  lines  failure 
to  accept. 

Formula  for  determining  switching  reclaims  under  Per  Diem  Rule  5. 

Revision  of  Per  Diem  Forms. 

EstabHshment  of  joint  inspection,  interchange  and  seal  records. 


DEMURRAGE   AND    STORAGE 

Proposed  addition  to  Average  Agreement  which  will  require  uniformity 
in  the  manner  of  arranging  for  credit  as  recommended  by  the  Accounting 
Officers. 

Request  of  the  American  Petroleum  Institute  for  exemption  from  demur- 
rage on  private  cars  when  held  on  private  tracks. 

Question  of  proper  allowance  on  account  of  weather  interference  where 
cars  are  held  under  constructive  placement  or  for  surrender  of  bill-of-lading. 

Application  of  demurrage  charges  on  cars  held  at  ports  for  trans-ship- 
ment by  vessel. 

Formulation  of  a  rule  to  establish  constructive  placement  of  cars  held 
for  delivery  on  team  tracks. 

The  Committee  is  in  conference  with  representatives  of  the  National 
Industrial  Traffic  League  with  the  view  of  reaching  an  agreement  on  the 
following  subjects: 

(a)  Proposed  interpretation  covering  application  of  demurrage 
charges  on  cars  held  for  loading  or  unloading  bv  railroad 
crane  or  derrick. 

(b)  Uniform  method  for  computing  "run-arounds"  under  De- 
murrage Rule  8,  Section  E. 

(c)  Proposed  addition  to  Demurrage  Rule  4,  Section  E,  to  provide 
that  telegraph  notices  of  refusal  shall  be  sent  at  shipper's 
expense. 

(d)  Formulation  of  circular  calling  attention  to  desirability  of 
showing  street  or  building  address  on  notices  of  arrival  sent 
to  consignee  in  cities  having  free  dehvery  service. 

(e)  Proposed  additional  note  to  Demurrage  Rule  3  to  govern 
method  of  computing  time  where  forwarding  directions  are 
mailed  from  outlying  sidings  or  non-agency  stations. 

(f)  Proposed  addition  to  Demurrage  Rule  1  covering  apphcation 
of  demurrage  on  cars  held  for  loading  coal  from  wagon  mines. 

(g)  Formulation  of  circular  relative  to  apphcation  of  demurrage 
on  cars  loaded  contrary  to  embargoes. 

(h)  Proposed  addition  to  Demurrage  Rule  2  to  provide  for  the 
application  of  demurrage  on  coal  removed  from  mines  or 
mine  sidings  and  held  for  weighing  or  disposition  instructions. 

(i)  Changes  in  Storage  Rules  involving  uniform  rates  and  a 
new  rule  to  cover  ground  storage  on  freight  not  subject  to 
damage. 

(j)  Rules  and  charges  to  govern  the  use  by  private  parties  of 
railroad  owned  freight  cars  leased  or  assigned  to  industries 
for  plant  use. 

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RAILROAD   BUSINESS  MAIL 

Revision  of  Instructions  Governing  the  Ilandlin;?  of  Railroad  Business 
Mail. 

FREIGHT   HANDLING    SERVICE 

Revision  of  A.  R.  A.  Code  of  Rules  covering  the  Receipt,  Stowing, 
Handling,  and  Delivery  of  Less-than- carload-freight. 

Rules  to  govern  inspection  of  cars  before  loading  with  freight  subject 
to  damage. 

Uniform  rules  and  regulations  for  the  loading  and  placing  of  carload 
freight  liable  to  damage. 

Revision  of  charges  for  cleaning  and  disinfecting  stock  cars. 

Uniform  method  to  be  adopted  in  delivery  of  astray  freight. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

The  Division  has  a  number  of  miscellaneous  subjects  under  consideration 
among  which  are  the  following : 

Mileage  allowance  on  privately  owned  freight  cars. 

Plan  to  reduce  delay  to  individual  cars  in  yards  and  terminals. 

Publication  of  information  concerning  description  and  ownership 

of  privately  owned  freight  cars. 
Rules  governing  the  application,  recording,  and  care  of  car  seals. 

The  accompanying  statement  shows  the  organization  of  the  Transpor- 
tation Division: 

DIVISION  II— TRANSPORTATION 

Officers 

J.J.  Bemet Chairman 

\V.  A.  Worthington Vice-Chairman 

.     G.  W.  Covert Secretary 

General  Committee 

C.  W.  Crawford  (Chairman^ 

J.  J.  Bemet,  President,  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 

W.  A.  Worthington,  Vice-President  and  Assistant  to  Chairman,  Southern 

Pacific  Lines. 
C.  M.  Sheaffer,  Chief  of  Transportation,  Pennsylvania  System. 
G.  E.  Evans,  Vice-President — Operation,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
Howard  G.  Kelley,  President,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 
W.  S.  Andrews,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Southern  Ry.  System. 
G.  E.  Simpson,  General  Supervisor  of  Transportation,  Chicago,  Milwaukee 

&  St.  Paul  Ry. 
C.  H.  Ewing,  Vice-President,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 
T.  A.  Wagner,  General  Manager,  Des  Moines  Union  Ry. 
T.  H.  Beacom,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager,  Chicago,  Rock  Island 

&  Pacific  Rv. 
P.  E.  Crowley,  Vice-President,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
W.  C.  Kendall,  Manager,  Railroad  Relations  Section,  Car  Service  Division. 

Committee  on  Nominations 

Elisha  Lee  (Chairman),  Vice-President,  Pennsylvania  System,  Eastern  Region. 

W.  J.  Jackson,  Receiver,  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  R.  R. 

K.  D.  Starbuck,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

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Per  Diem  Rules  Arbitration  Committee 

C.  W.  Crawford  (Chairman). 

J.  J.  Bernet,  President,  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
Howard  G.  Kelley,  President,  Grand  Trunk  Railway  System. 
W.  S.  Andrews,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Southern  Ry.  Lines. 
W.  A.  Worthington,  Vice-President  and  Assistant  to  Chairman,  Southern 
Pacific  Lines. 

Committee  on  Demurrage,  Storage,  Reconsignment  and  Diversion 

J.  F.  Porterfield  (Chairman),  General  Superintendent  Transportation,  Illinois 

Central  R.  R. 
A.  L.  Bergfeld,  General  Superintendent  Transportation,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
T.  F.  Brennan,  Vice-President,  Buffalo,  Rochester  &  Pittsburgh  Ry. 
J.   F.   Chalfant,   Manager,   Department  of   Demurrage  Supervision,   Trunk 

Line  Territory. 
A.  G.  Gutheim,  Manager,  Public  Relations  Section,  Car  Service  Division. 
F.  M.  Hardin,  Manager,  Southeastern  Demurrage  and  Storage  Bureau. 
C.  R.  Moore,  General  Superintendent  Car  Service,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 

E.  S.  Moore,  Superintendent  Transportation,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

J.   R.   Pickering,   Superintendent   Transportation,   Chicago,   Rock   Island   & 

Pacific  Ry. 
M.  W.  Rotchford,  Manager,  Western  Demurrage  and  Storage  Bureau. 
C.  B.  Strohm,  Superintendent  Transportation,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 

Fe  Ry. 
H.  S.  Bevan,  Accounting  Department,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 

F.  E.  Williamson,  General  Superintendent,  New  York  Terminals,  New  York 

Central  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Car  Service 

J.  E.  Roberts  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Transportation,  Delaware  &  Hud- 
son Co. 

N.  D.  Ballantine,  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  Union  Pacific  System. 

J.  Cannon,  Assistant  General  Manager,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

J.  P.  Driscoll,  General  Superintendent  of  Car  Service,  Canadian  National  Rys. 

J.  O.  Holliday,  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  New  York,  New  Haven 
&  Hartford  R.  R. 

C.  E.  Hix,  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

P.    H.    McCauley,    General    Superintendent    of    Transportation,    Northern 

Pacific  Ry. 
W.  J.  McGarry,  Manager,  Open  Car  Section,  Car  Service  Division. 
J.    W.    Roberts,    General    Superintendent   of   Transportation,    Northwestern 

Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
Geo.  J.  Ross,  Superintendent  Freight  Transportation,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

G.  F.  Richardson,  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 

D.  E.  Spangler,  General  Superintendent  Transportation,  Norfolk  &  Western 

Ry. 
J.  A.  Somerville,  General  Manager,  Texas  &  Pacific  Ry. 
H.  B.  Voorhees,  General  Manager,  New  York  Terminal   Lines,  Baltimore  & 

Ohio  R.  R. 
G.  L.  Whipple,   Superintendent  of  Transportation,  Chicago,   Milwaukee  & 

St.  Paul  Ry. 

Committee  on  Records 

J.  D.  Altimas  (Chairman),  Assistant  General  Superintendent  of  Car  Service, 
Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

E.  M.  Dewey,  Car  Accountant,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

E.  F.  Gaylord,  Car  Accountant,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 

F.  A.  Hortter,  Car  Accountant,  Boston  &:  Maine  R.  R. 

R.  R.  Harris,  Superintendent  Freight  Transportation,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 
E.  T.   Kennan,  Superintendent  Car  Service,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania 

System. 

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J.  W.  Nowers,  Car  Accountant,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

C.  B.  Packer,  Car  Accountant,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

M.  L.  Stone,  Auditor  of  Equipment  Service  Accounts,  Union  Pacific  System. 

E.  G.  Trobaugh,  Car  Accountant,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Railroad  Business  Mail 

H.   L.   Fairfield   (Chairman),  Manager,  Baggage  and  Milk  TraflEic,   Illinois 

Central  R.  R. 
J.  O.  Apps,  General  Agent,  Mail,  Baggage  and  Milk  Traffic,  Canadian  Pacific 

Ry. 
Alexander  Grant,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Southern  Ry.  System. 
J.   C.  McCahan,  Jr.,  Manager,  Mail  and  Express  Traffic,  Baltimore  &  Ohio 

R.  R. 

D.  C.  Pettibone,  Manager,  Mail  Traffic,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

S.  M.  Rankin,  Assistant  Chief  of  Transportation — Passenger,  Peimsylvania 

System. 
C.  A.  Searle,  Manager,  Mail,  Baggage  and  Express  Traffic,  Chicago,  Rock 

Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
C.   F.    Smith,   General   Superintendent  of   Passenger   Transportation,    New 

York  Central  R.  R. 
H.  W.  Stanley,  Receiver,  Tennessee  Central  R.  R. 

Committee  on  Freight  Handling  Service 

W.  H.  Gatchell  ("Chairman),  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Southern  Ry.  Lines. 

B.  K.  Dean,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

F.  W.  B.  Humes,  Superintendent  of  Stations  and  Transfers,  Eastern  Region, 

Pennsylvania  System. 

G.  C.  Jones,  Assistant  to  President,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 
A.  C.  Kenly,  Superintendent  of  Freight,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

G.  Marks,  Assistant  to  General  Manager,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hart- 
ford R.  R. 

C.  G.  Richmond,  Superintendent  of  Stations  and  Transfers,  Illinois  Central 

R.  R. 
C.  E.  Taylor,  Superintendent  of  Terminals,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
G.  B.  Vilas,  General  Superintendent,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry.,  (Eastern 

Lines). 
R.  B.  Williamson,  Superintendent  of  Claim  Prevention,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 


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DIVISION  III-TRAFFIC 


DIVISION  III— TRAFFIC 

The  duty  of  the  Traffic  Division  is  to  consider  and  report  upon  rules, 
regulations  and  practices  (not  including  rates,  fares  or  classification  ratings) 
which  affect  the  operation  of  the  railroads  in  relation  to  the  public. 

The  Traffic  Division,  while  not  embracing  so  large  a  membership  as 
other  Divisions,  is  in  position,  by  its  close  co-operation  with  all  of  the  Traffic 
Associations  throughout  the  country,  to  secure  action  with  minimum  delay 
upon  such  matters  as  require  national  consideration. 

Among  the  questions  now  before  the  Traffic  Division  are: 
Revision  of  rules  governing  the  weighing  of  carload  freight. 
Revision  of  L.  C.  L.  storage  rules. 
Mileage  allowances  on  privately  owned  freight  cars. 
Various  matters  relating  to  better  methods  of  packing  and  marking 
freight. 

At  the  present  time  the  officers  and  the  Committees  of  the  Traffic  Division 
are  as  follows: 

DIVISION  III— TRAFFIC 

Officers 

G.  H.  Ingalis Chairman 

J.  Gottschalk Secretary 

General  Committee 

G.  H.  Ingalis  (Chairman) ,  Vice-President,  New  York  Central  Lines. 

G.  D.  Dixon,  Vice-President,  Pennsylvania  System. 

Gerrit  Fort,  Vice-President,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

F.  Zimmerman,  Vice-President,  Chicago,  Indianapolis  &  Louisville  Ry. 

L.  J.  Spence,  Director  of  Traffic,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 

"H.  M.  Adams,  Vice-President,  Union  Pacific  System. 

S.  G.  Lutz,  Vice-President,  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 

C.  E.  Perkins,  Vice-President,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

Lincoln  Green,  Vice-President,  Southern  Ry. 

R.  A.  Brand,  Vice-President,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

J.  L.  Edwards,  Vice-President,  Atlanta,  Birmingham  &  Atlantic  Ry. 

F.  B.  Bowes,  Vice-President,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

Com-iittee  on  Standard  Containers,  Packing  and  Marking 

R.  C.  Fyfe  (Chairman),  Chairman,  Western  Classification  Committee. 

F.  C.  Maegly,  Assistant  General  Freight  Agent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 

FeRy. 
R.  G.  Fagan,  Assistant  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Southern  Pacific  Lines. 
James  Menzies,  Freight  Traffic  Manager,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
F.  W.  Smith,  Chairman,  Official  Classification  Committee. 
J.  E.  Crosland,  Chairman,  Southern  Classification  Committee. 

Committee  on  Weighing  and  Inspection  of  Freight  Traffic 

A.  S.  Dodge  (Chairman),  Superintendent,  Western  Weighing  and  Inspection 

Bureau. 
George  Merki,  Manager,  Central  Weighing  and  Inspection  Bureau. 
W.  R.  Sheehan,  Manager,  Transcontinental  Weighing  and  Inspection  Bureau. 

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A.  B.  Cade,  Manager,  Transcontinental  Weighing  and  Inspection  Bureau. 
I.  G.  Markey,  Manager,  Southern  Weighing  and  Inspection  Bureau. 

W.  J.  Edwards,  Manager,  Trunk  Line  Freight  Inspection  Bureau. 

F.  E.  Dewey,  Manager,  New  England  Weighing  and  Inspection  Bureau. 

G.  C.  Ransom,  Chairman,  Canadian  Freight  Association. 

Committee  on  Car  Service,  Demurrage  and  Storage 

Robert  C.  Wright  (Chairman) ,  General  Traffic  IVIanager,  Pennsylvania  System. 
Fred.  Zimmerman,  Vice-President,  Chicago,  Indianapolis  &  Louisville  Ry. 

B.  Campbell,  Vice-President,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 
H.  E.  Pierpont,  Traffic  Manager,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 
W.  A.  Rambach,  Freight  Traffic  Manager,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

G.  W.  Luce,  Freight  Traffic  Manager,  Southern  Pacific  Lines. 

A.  R.  Smith,  Vice-President— Traffic,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

D.  W.  Longstreet,  Traffic  Manager,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

C.  T.  Airey,  Vice-President  and  Traffic  Manager,  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 


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DIVISION  IV-ENGINEERING 


DIVISION  IV— ENGINEERING 

The  Engineering  Division  was  organized  on  February  20,  1919,  and 
included  the  activities  of  the  former  Committee  on  Maintenance  and  the 
Committee  on  Electrical  Working  of  the  American  Railway  Association,  the 
Railway  Signal  Association  and  committees  of  the  American  Railway  En- 
gineering Association.  Its  duty  is  to  consider  and  report  on  methods  affecting 
the  location,  construction  and  maintenance  of  railroads. 

The  Engineering  Division  is  divided  into  three  Sections  as  follows: 
Construction  and  Maintenance  Section. 
Electrical  Section. 
Signal  Section. 

CONSTRUCTION  AND  MAINTENANCE  SECTION 

The  activities  of  the  Construction  and  Maintenance  Section  are  carried 
on  through  the  Standing  and  Special  Committees  of  the  American  Railway 
Engineering  Association.  These  Committees  have  been  made  Committees  of 
the  Engineering  Division  by  action  of  the  General  Committee. 

Work  which  has  been  completed  by  the  Construction  and  Maintenance 
Section  since  its  organization,  is  as  follows: 

1919 

(a)  Means  for  prevention  or  cure  of  water  pockets  in  roadbed. 

(b)  Suggested  diagram  for  organization  and  distribution  of  a  ballast 

raising  force  of  77  men. 

(c)  Standard  test  for  rail  joint. 

(d)  Plans  for  split  switches,  split-switch  fixtures,  rigid  frogs,  spring 

rail  frog. 

(e)  Definitions  pertaining  to  buildings. 

(f)  Coaling  stations. 

(g)  Dial  scales. 

(h)  High  platforms  at  passenger  stations. 

(i)  Foaming  and  priming — water  service. 

(j)  Instructions  for  care  of  water  stations. 

(k)  Examination  questions  for  care  of  boilers. 

(1)  Examination  questions  for  care  of  internal  combustion  engines. 

(m)  Examination  questions  for  care  of  electrically  operated  pumps. 

(n)  Specifications  for  creosote  oil. 

(o)  Specifications  for  grade  2  creosote  oil. 

(p)  Specifications  for  grade  3  creosote  oil. 

(q)  Precautions  to  be  followed  in  the  purchase  and  use  of  creosote  coal- 
tar  solution. 

(r)  Analysis  of  creosote  oils. 

(s)  Specifications  for  zinc-chloride. 

(t)  Method  for  determining  the  strength  of  zinc-chloride  solution. 

(u)  Rules  for  the  prevention  of  the  spread  of  forest  and  field  fires. 

(v)  Agreement  for  grade  crossing. 

(w)  Specifications  for  the  manufacture  and  installation  of  railroad 
track  scales. 

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(x)  Tolerances  on  master  scales;  replacement  of  master  scales;  instal- 
lation of  a  master  scale  at  Chicago  by  Bureau  of  Standards. 

(y)  Report  on  extent  of  use  of  frictionless  rail  and  results  obtained 
therefrom. 

1920 

(a)  Proper  depth  of  ballast. 

(b)  Form  for  cross-tie  statistics. 

(c)  Specifications  for  carbon  steel  rails;  rail  sections  for  90-lb.,  100-lb., 

110-lb.,  120-lb.,  130-lb.,  140-lb.,  standard  drilling  of  rails. 

(d)  Plans  for  frogs,  switches  and  fixtures;  specifications  for  design  and 

dimensions  of  manganese  steel-pointed  switches;  for  cut-track 
spike;  for  screw-track  spike;  for  steel  tie-plates;  for  wrought- 
iron  tie-plates;  for  malleable  iron  tie-plates;  for  relayer  rail  for 
various  uses. 

(e)  Lighting  of  passenger  station  interiors,  surroundings  and  platforms; 

toilet  facilities  at  small  stations  where  water  supply  and  sewers 
are  lacking. 

(f)  Specifications  for  plain  and  reinforced  concrete  and  for  steel  rein- 

forcement; methods  of  depositing  concrete  under  water. 

(g)  Approach  warning  sign  on  public  highways. 

(h)  Forms  for  reporting  progress  in  construction  and  maintenance 
work;  for  authority  for  expenditures;  for  monthly  report  of  ex- 
penditures; final  record  of  cost  of  work. 

(i)  Rules  for  inspection  of  bridges,  trestles  and  culverts. 

(j)  Definitions  of  terms  used  in  railway  water  service;  water  service 
organization;  impounding  reservoirs  for  railway  purposes ;  water 
meters  for  railway  water  service;  specifications  for  wooden  water 
tanks;  specifications  for  tank  hoops. 

(k)  Rules  for  the  location,  maintenance,  operation  and  testing  of  rail- 
way track  scales. 

(1)  Specifications  for  steel  railway  bridges;  column  formula. 

(m)  Curve  resistance — freight  cars. 

(n)  Specifications  for  preservative  treatment  of  wood — creosote  oil  and 
zinc-chloride;  demarcation  line  between  the  use  of  creosoted  and 
zinc-treated  ties. 

1921 

(a)  Instructions  to  govern  ballasting  on  an  operated  line;  specifications 

for  stone  ballast;  specifications  for  washed  gravel  ballast;  speci- 
fications for  ballast  tools. 

(b)  Rail  record  forms. 

(c)  Form  of  lease  agreement  for  industrial  site. 

(d)  Roadway  information  signs. 

(e)  Specifications  for  cross  and  switch-ties. 

(f)  Rules  and  unit  stresses  for  rating  existing  bridges,  principles  for 

detailed  design  of  flashing,  drainage,  reinforcement  and  protec- 
tion for  water-proofing  purposes. 

(g)  Method  of  disposing  of  waste  water  at  water  stations  and  keeping 

track  free  of  ice;  specifications  for  substructures  of  wood  and 

steel  for  water  tanks, 
(h)  Specifications  and  classification  and  grading  rules  for  lumber  and 

timber  for  construction  and  maintenance  departments, 
(i)  Disintegration  of  concrete  and  corrosion  of  reinforcing  material  in 

connection  with  the  use  of  concrete  in  sea  water, 
(j)  Resistance  of  trains  running  between  35  and  75  miles  per  hour.  ■ 

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(k)  Design  of  cut  track  spike;  frog  design;  typical  plans  of  turnouts, 
crossovers;  slip  switches,  double  crossovers  and  railroad  cross- 
ings, including  necessary  fixtures;  plans  for  clamp  frogs. 

(1)  Subsidence  and  shrinkage  of  embankments. 

(m)  Manual  of  instructions  for  the  guidance  of  engineering  field  parties; 
Manual  of  rules  for  the  government  of  emploj^es  of  the  Mainte- 
nance of  Way  Department;  science  of  organization. 

(n)  Economic  transfer  of  bad  order  cars. 

(o)  Report  on  relative  merits  of  metal  versus  wooden  ties. 

The  present  activities  of  the  Construction  and  Maintenance  Section 
are  as  follows: 

Roadway  Committee 

1.  Report  on  the  methods  employed  and  results  secured  in  the  treat- 
ment of  sliding  cuts  and  fills  and  soft  spots  in  excavation  and  embankment. 

2.  Report  on  the  relative  economy  and  advantages  of  various  methods 
of  ditching  earth  cuts,  cleaning  and  shaping  roadway  ditches,  roadbed  and 
ballast  shoulders,  with  special  reference  to  labor  saving  devices  now  in  use, 
and  the  development  of  machinery  for  this  purpose. 

3.  Report  on  excess  costs  of  maintenance  during  the  early  period  of 
operation. 

Ballast  Committee 

1.  Report  on  time  and  cost  studies  covering  the  application  of  ballast, 
giving  special  attention  to  the  organization  of  the  ballast  gang,  and  particular 
reference  to  the  organization  of  small  emergency  ballast  gangs. 

Tie  Committee 

1.  Report  on  the  economies  of  the  use  of  various  classes  of  cross-ties  and 
various  kinds  of  preservative  treatment. 

2.  Report  on  the  care  of  ties  after  distribution. 

3.  Report  on  classification  of  ties  for  various  kinds  of  service. 

4.  Report  on  the  effect  of  design  and  time  plates  and  track  spikes  on  the 
durability  of  cross-ties  and  report  results  of  improperly  protecting  ties  from 
mechanical  wear. 

Rail  Committee 

1.  Report  on  details  of  manufacture  and  mill  practice  as  they  affect 
rail  quahty. 

2.  Report  on  the  developments  in  methods  of  rail  inspection. 

3.  Recommend  designs  of  rail  joints  and  bolts  covering  important  dimen- 
sions affecting  interchange  of  both. 

4.  Report  on  material  for  joint  bars  and  methods  of  treatment. 

5.  Recommend  sections  for  rails  over  140-lb.  per  yard. 

6.  Study  transverse  fissures,  with  special  reference  to  cause  and  elimina- 
tion thereof. 

Track  Committee 

1.  Report  on  typical  plans  of  turnouts,  crossovers,  slip-switches,  double 
crossovers  and  railroad  crossings  and  prepare  detail  plans  for  such  work. 

2.  Submit  plans  and  specifications  for  track  tools. 

3.  Report  on  specifications  and  piece  work  schedules. 

4.  Plans  and  specifications  for  switch  stands,  switch  lamps  and  switch 
locks. 

5.  Report  on  tests  of  tie  plates  subject  to  brine  drippings  and  on  the 
effect  of  brine  drippings  on  track  appliances. 

6.  Report  on  reduction  of  taper  of  tread  of  wheel  to  1  in  38  and  on  canting 
the  rail  inward. 

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Buildings  Committee 

1.  Report  on  specifications  for  buildings  for  railroad  purposes. 

2.  Report  on  ice  houses  and  icing  stations. 

3.  Report  on  the  general  subject  of  floors  for  railway  buildings. 

4.  Report  on  design  of  freight  houses. 

Wooden  Bridges  and  Trestles  Committee 

1.  Report  on  various  types  of  wooden  trestles  for  the  purpose  of  recom- 
mending two  or  three  standards  adaptable  for  general  railway  use,  including 
multiple  story  frame  trestles  and  ballast  deck  trestles. 

2.  Report   on   the   best   method   of  fireproofing   wooden   bridges  and 

trestles. 

Masonry  Committee 

1.  Report  as  to  the  practical  application  of  specifications  relating  to 
design  of  concrete  and  reinforced  concrete  structures. 

2.  Report  on  the  developments  in  the  art  of  making  concrete. 

3.  Report  on  failures  of  concrete  structures. 

4.  Report  on  the  distribution  of  loads  through  ballast  and  embankment 
as  aflfecting  the  design  of  masonry  structures. 

Signs,  Fences  and  Crossings  Committee 

1.  Report  on  the  location  of  signs,  including  consideration  of  safety  of 
employes  using  the  roadway. 

2.  Submit  specifications  for  highway  grade  crossings. 

3.  Report  on  the  various  substitutes  for  wooden  crossing  planks  for 
highway  crossings  and  city  streets. 

4.  Make  revised  study  of  the  relative  economy  of  steel,  wood  and  con- 
crete fence  posts,  submitting  the  information  in  such  form  that  relative 
economy  can  be  determined  on  varying  prices  for  the  several  kinds  of  posts, 
including  statement  of  use  of  and  results  obtained  from  concrete  posts  by 
railroads. 

Records  and  Accounts  Committee 

1.  Report  on  cost  keeping  methods  and  statistical  records. 

2.  Submit  forms  for  recording  data  for  keeping  up  to  date  valuation  of 
property  of  railroads  as  required  by  Valuation  Order  No.  3,  second  revised 
issue. 

3.  Report  on  the  feasibility  of  reducing  the  number  of  forms  used  in 
the  engineering  and  maintenance  of  way  departments,  combining  forms  and 
simplifying  those  retained. 

4.  Study  methods  for  recording  and  accounting  for  the  determination 
of  proper  allowances  for  maintenance  of  way  expense  due  to  increased  use  and 
increased  investment. 

Rules  and  Organization  Committee 

1.  Report  rules  for  conduct  of  bridge  and  building,  signal,  and  telegraph 
and  telephone  work. 

2  Report  on  use  of  mechanical  appliances  and  tools,  with  organization 
of  labor  involved,  in  maintenance  of  way  work. 

Water  Service  Committee 

1.  Report  on  specifications  for  contracting  water  service  work. 

2.  Report  on  pitting  and  corrosion  of  boiler  tubes  and  sheets,  character 
of  metal,  methods  of  manufacture,  construction  of  boilers  and  quality  of 
water  considered. 

3.  Report  on  specifications  for  the  various  chemicals  used  in  water 
treatment. 

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Yards  and  Terminals  Committee 

1.  Report  on  unit  operation  of  railroad  terminals  in  large  cities. 

2.  Report  on  passenger  station,  freight  house  and  grain  weighirg  scales. 

3.  Report  on  handling  freight  on  two-track  level  freight  houses  and  team 
tracks,  also  multiple  story  freight  houses  and  handling  freight  by  mechanical 
means,  including  the  relative  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  the  use  of 
freight  houses  as  warehouses  in  connection  with  1.  c.  1.  freight  houses. 

4.  Report  on  classification  yards,  including  methods  of  switching  from 
classification  yards  to  advance  yards. 

5.  Report  on  economic  transfer  of  lading  of  bad  order  cars  in  large 
terminals  by  the  introduction  of  mechanical  means  or  otherwise. 

Iron  and  Steel  Structures  Committee 

1.  Specifications  for  erection  of  steel  railway  bridges. 

2.  Specifications  for  movable  railway  bridges. 

3.  Report  on  classification  of  bridges. 

4.  Report  on  specifications  for  turntables  and  turntable  pits. 

5.  Report  on  electrical  welding  of  connections  in  steel  structures. 

Economics  of  Railway  Location  Committee 

1.  _  Report  the  effect  of  curvature  on  the  cost  of  maintenance  of  way  and 
the  maintenance  of  equipment. 

2.  Report  on  the  economics  of  railway  location  as  affected  by  the  intro- 
duction of  electric  locomotives. 

S.  Report  on  suitable  units  for  comparing  costs  of  maintenance  of  way, 
equipment  and  transportation. 

•    4.     Report  on  methods  of  estimating  power,  speed,  time  and  fuel  con- 
sumption. 

Wood  Preservation  Committee 

1.  Report  on  service  test  records,  extending  them  to  include  treated 
timbers  in  bridges,  docks  and  wharves  and  including  a  study  of  the  records  of 
service  given  by  the  zinc  chloride  treatment. 

2.  Report  on  treatment  to  be  used  in  the  protection  of  piles  and  timbers 
in  water  infected  by  marine  borers. 

3.  Report  on  preservative  treatment  to  be  used  on  piles  and  timbers  in 
land  construction. 

4._  Recommend  proper  methods  for  storing  lumber  and  piling  for  air- 
seasoning  preliminary  to  preservative  treatment. 

Uniform  General  Contract  Forms  Committee 

1.  Submit  forms  of  agreements  for  private  road  crossings;  for  purchase 
of  electricity;  for  the  sale  of  electricity;  to  cover  joint  use  of  passenger  station; 
to  cover  joint  use  of  freight  station;  for  trackage  rights;  private  crossings  at 
grade. 

Economics  of  Railway  Operation  Committee 

1.  Report  on  methods  for  increasing  the  traffic  capacity  of  a  railway. 

2.  Report  on  the  effect  of  speed  of  trains  upon  the  cost  of  operation. 

3.  Report  on  methods  for  analysing  costs  for  the  solution  of  special 
problems  with  which  this  committee  is  concerned. 

4.  Report  on  the  feasibility  and  economy  of  through  routing  of  solid 
trains  and  its  effect  in  the  capacity  of  terminals. 

5.  Report  on  the  economical  operation  of  trains  against  the  current  of 
traffic  on  multiple  track  railroads. 

6.  Study  of  methods  for  the  determination  of  proper  allowances  for 
maintenance  of  way  expenses  due  to  increased  use  and  increased  investment. 

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Economics  of  Railway  Labor  Committee 

1.  Report  on  plans  and  methods  for  obtaining  railway  labor. 

2.  Report  on  methods  for  training  and  educating  employes  in  engineering 
and  maintenance  of  way  work. 

3.  Report  on  standard  methods  for  performing  maintenance  of  way  work 
for  the  purpose  of  establishing  units  of  measure  of  work  performed. 

Shops  and  Locomotive  Terminals  Committee 

1.  Report  on  ash  pits. 

2.  Report  on  engine  house  and  power  plants  and  shop  extension. 

3.  Reports  on  designs  of  car  shops. 

4.  Report  on  design  for  coaling  stations. 

5.  Report  on  typical  layouts  for  storage  and  distribution  of  fuel  oil, 
including  fuel  oil  stations  between  terminals. 

6.  Report  on  storehouses. 

Stresses  in  Railroad  Track 

The  work  of  the  Special  Committee  on  Stresses  in  Railroad  Track  in  1919, 
involved  the  study  of  the  data  of  tests  made  in  the  early  part  of  that  year  and 
in  previous  years  and  the  formulation  of  a  report,  which  after  careful  dis- 
cussion and  consideration  by  the  Committee  was  presented  under  date  of 
November  26,  1919,  as  the  Second  Progress  Report  of  the  Committee  on 
Stresses  in  Railroad  Track,  and  was  printed  in  Circular  No.  S-II-10,  American 
Railway  Association  (170  pages).  Tests  of  track  under  the  action  of  locomo- 
tives had  been  made  on  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  and  the  Chicago,  Mil- 
waukee &  St.  Paul  Railway  in  Illinois  and  the  St.  Louis-San  Francisco  Railway 
in  Missouri.  In  these  tests  the  stresses  developed  in  the  rail  with  several  types 
of  locomotive  run  at  various  speeds  were  measured.  The  tests  brought  out 
the  fact  that  the  eflfect  of  speed  and  counterbalance  of  locomotive  on  the  rail 
(and  therefore  the  effect  on  the  track  itself  in  relation  to  its  maintenance), 
while  large  and  warranting  consideration,  was  not  excessive  with  locomotives 
that  were  fairly  well  counterbalanced;  in  the  case  of  improperly  balanced 
locomotives  the  effect  on  the  track  was  very  pronounced,  resulting  in  great 
damage  to  rail  at  high  speeds  and  seriously  affecting  track  maintenance  at 
more  moderate  speeds.  The  determination  and  comparison  of  the  stresses 
produced  in  the  rail  with  locomotives  having  different  spacing  of  drivers  and 
relatively  different  wheel  loads  were  carried  on  in  the  manner  outlined  in  the 
first  progress  report  of  the  Committee.  The  measurement  of  the  depression 
of  the  track  under  load  has  given  additional  information  on  the  quality  and 
stiffness  of  track  of  different  kinds  of  construction  and  also  of  its  action  under 
different  loads.  The  study  made  of  the  bending  and  the  depression  of  ties  in 
track  under  load  should  be  of  assistance  in  the  discussion  of  tie  dimensions 
and  of  the  effect  of  good  and  poor  track  maintenance.  The  analytical  and 
experimental  study  of  the  transmission  of  pressure  through  ballast  gives  infor- 
mation of  value  in  establishing  the  proper  depth  of  ballast  and  in  making  com- 
parison of  different  kinds  of  ballast. 

During  the  season  of  1920,  field  tests  were  conducted  on  the  tracks  of  the 
Illinois  Central  Railroad  in  Illinois,  the  Delaware,  Lackawanna  and  Western 
Railroad  in  New  Jersey,  and  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  in 
New  Mexico  and  Iowa.  The  tests  were  made  on  tangent  track  and  curved 
track,  different  curvatures  being  used.  A  principal  purpose  of  the  tests  was  to 
find  the  effect  of  curvature  of  track  upon  the  stresses  in  the  rail  (including  the 
lateral  bending  stresses)  caused  by  locomotives  of  different  types  run  at  differ- 
ent speeds,  as  compared  with  the  stresses  developed  in  straight  track.  Several 
types  of  locomotives  were  used — Pacific,  Mountain,  Santa  Fe,  Mikado,  Ten- 
Wheeler,  etc.  Work  of  a  preliminary  nature  was  also  done  to  find  the  effect 
of  the  flat  spots  of  wheels  ui)on  the  stress  in  the  rail.  A  large  amount  of  (.lata 
was  accumulated.  The  reduction  of  the  data  has  involved  among  other  things 
the  making  of  more  than  400,000  readings  with  the  microscope.    Good  progress 

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has  been  made  in  the  reduction  of  the  data  and  the  results~will  be  ready  for 
study  by  the  Committee  in  the  near  future.  It  is  expected  that  the  results 
will  give  information  of  value.  Laboratory  tests  are  being  carried  on  to  find 
the  method  of  action  of  various  rail  joints  and  to  learn  the  amount  of  the 
stresses  that  are  produced  by  wheel  loads.  The  Committee  has  also  in  hand 
the  preparation  of  a  report  giving  the  principal  findings  resulting  from  the 
tests  alreaSy  reported,  with  the  thought  that  the  findings  of  the  Committee 
may  well  be  presented  separately  from  the  technical  matter  given  in  its  reports. 
The  Committee  has  a  number  of  other  questions  under  consideration. 

Work  which  has  been  completed  by  the  Electrical  Section  since  its 
organization  is  as  follows: 

ELECTRICAL  SECTION 

1919 

(a)  Railroad  specifications  for  electric  light,  power  supply  and  trolley 
lines  crossing  steam  and  electric  railways. 

1921 

(a)  Railroad  specifications  for  insulated  wires  and  cables;  Railroad 
specifications  for  underground  conduit  construction  for  power  cables. 

The  former  Committee  on  Electrical  Working  of  the  American  Railway 
Association  recommended  Diagram  of  Limiting  Clearance  Lines  for  Third 
Rail  and  Permanent  Way  Structures  and  Rolling  Equipment;  Diagram  of 
Overhead  Working  Conductor  Clearances;  Inspection  Diagram  of  Third  Rail 
Working  Conductor  Clearances,  all  of  which  were  duly  approved  by  the  Amer- 
ican Railway  Association  and  issued  as  recommended  practices. 

The  present  activities  of  the  Electrical  Section  are  as  follows: 

Electricity  Committee 

1.  Report  on  electrical  interference  with  telephone  and  telegraph  lines 
caused  by  propulsion  circuits,  including  recommendation  for  ehminating 
as  far  as  practicable,  interferences  with  signal  and  telephone  and  telegraph 
lines  caused  by  propulsion  circuits  and  adjacent  transmission  fines. 

2.  Report  on  the  utilization  of  water  power  for  electric  railway  operation, 
cooperating  with  the  United  States  Geological  Survey  in  its  "Superpower 
Survey"  and  with  the  "Water  Power  League  of  America." 

3.  Report  on  electrolysis  and  its  effect  in  reinforced  concrete  and  on 
methods  of  insulation  and  guarding  against  electrolysis. 

SIGNAL  SECTION 

The  Signal  Section  includes  the  Railway  Signal  Association,  which  was 
organized  on  March  11,  1895. 

Among  the  important  subjects  considered  by  the  Railway  Signal  Asso- 
ciation and  upon  which  recommendations  have  been  promulgated  are  the 
following : 

1.  The  equipment  for  high  and  low  powder  generating  stations  for  the 
operation  of  the  various  signaling  systems  to  produce  efficiency  in  operation 
and  to  guarantee  constant  source  of  supply  for  train  service. 

2.  Automatic  block  signal  systems  for  steam  railways  for  all  types  of 
propulsion  for  the  proper  spacing  of  trains  and  safe  guarding  of  tracks. 

3.  Primary  and  storage  battery  systems  for  operation  of  the  various 
types  of  signals  and  track  circuits.  Generally  speaking,  to  guarantee  safety, 
efficiency  and  economy  in  operation,  batteries  are  placed  at  individual  loca- 
tions to  anticipate  interruptions  in  the  source  of  supply  and  unnecessary 
stoppage  of  trains  at  two  or  more  signal  locations  due  to  these  interruptions. 

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4.  Supplying  of  insulation  on  wires  and  cables  for  both  underground  and 
overhead  use  to  meet  the  special  conditions  involved  on  account  of  the  many 
conditions  such  as  the  presence  of  salt  brine,  acids  or  similar  conditions  in  the 
earth  and  fumes  and  gas  from  manufacturing  industries  in  the  vicinity  of 
overhead  line  wires.  Insulation  of  wire  requires  a  special  study  and  it  has  been 
frequently  demonstrated  that  with  the  formulae  employed,  whgn  adverse 
conditions  come  about  such  as  tornadoes,  hurricanes,  floods,  etc.,  and  the 
wire  is  unbroken,  the  signal  service  is  uninterrupted. 

5.  The  requirements  of  the  service  have  made  it  necessary  to  develop 
special  grades  of  glass  for  jars  which  contain  the  various  solutions  for  provid- 
ing electricity.  They  are  now  standardized  and  in  use  for  primary  and 
storage  batter}''  purposes. 

6.  Glass  lenses,  roundels,  and  hand  lantern  globes  of  all  colors,  and 
globes  for  long-tiirie  burning  lamps  have  been  developed  to  meet  daylight 
and  night  train  operating  conditions  for  displaying  safe  indications  or  aspects 
to  the  engineer,  making  available  for  him  under  all  weather  conditions  the 
information  at  the  signaling  point.  Much  scientific  research  work  has  been 
imdertaken  in  order  to  accomplish  a  transmission  of  light  rays  produced  at 
a  minimum  cost  at  the  source  in  the  lantern  to  a  sufficient  distance  from  the 
signal  location  to  make  the  light  always  serviceable. 

7.  Treatment  of  insulated  wires  on  coils  and  windings  of  magnets  to 
prevent  their  short  circuiting  due  to  moisture  and  other  means  which  would 
prevent  their  constant  operation. 

8.  A  uniform  system  of  signaling  by  semaphore  arms,  color  of  signals 
and  position  of  signals,  both  day  and  night  for  the  display  of  proper  informa- 
tion to  engineers. 

9.  Complete  systems  of  assembly  of  all  known  types  of  mechanical  and 
electrical  devices  called  interlockers  for  the  control  of  switches  and  signals 
at  grade  crossings,  junctions,  yards  and  similar  places  to  reduce  the  operation 
of  these  units  bj'  man  power  at  the  point  of  operation. 

10.  Standardization  of  lamps  or  lanterns  for  highway  crossing  gate 
signals  and  train  or  engine  markers. 

11.  Apparatus  to  protect  against  destruction  by  lightning  of  electric 
apparatus  commonly  known  as  lightning  arresters. 

12.  Supplying  by  specification  of  oil  for  lubricating  and  illuminating 
purposes  to  insure  lubrication  under  all  climatic  and  weather  conditions  and 
constant  light  at  a  minimum  expenditure  for  oil  and  manual  labor  in  replenish- 
ment. These  specifications  have  resulted  in  making  such  supply  available 
from  many  sources,  making  it  possible  to  buy  in  small  quantities  with  a  very 
pronounced  reduction  in  cost. 

13.  Insulating  compounds  such  as  petrolatum  for  the  insulation  and 
protection  under  adverse  conditions,  underground,  for  the  various  wires  and 
cables  used  in  signaling  systems. 

14.  An  arrangement  for  the  protection  of  railroad  traffic  at  draw  or 
movable  bridges. 

15.  A  number  of  types  of  apparatus  known  as  relaj's  for  the  signaling 
systems  to  automatically  supply  the  various  conditions  produced  by  train 
operation.  This  apparatus  is  almost  exclusively  to  give  the  control  of  the  signal 
indication  under  all  conditions  under  which  the  engineman  operates. 

16.  A  system  of  signs  to  supplement  the  signal  indications  for  use  by 
enginemen  to  advise  them  of  the  approach  to  curves,  drawbridges,  slow  track, 
take-side  track,  etc. 

17.  Many  detail  drawings  or  designs  of  mechanical  and  electrical 
appliances  required  for  signal  systems.  These  designs  or  drawings  have 
produced  considerable  saving  in  expense  primarily  to  construction  details  in 
the  shop,  assembly,  application  and  further  in  the  matter  of  reducing  the 
number  of  parts  to  produce  the  same  information.  A  prominent  example  of 
this  reduction  is  that  there  are  but  three  universal  applications  of  a  casting 
known  as    a  spectical  holding  the  glass  giving  the  night  indication,  as  well  as 

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a  blade  for  the  day  indication  to  the  engineman.   There  were  formerly  in  the 
vicinity  of  100  such  designs. 

18.  Standards  have  been  estabhshed  for  the  determination,  by  test,  from 
instruments  developed  and  methods  of  application  for  finding  defects  in  insula- 
tion or  wrong  operating  conditions  in  mechanical  parts. 

19.  Committees  meeting  at  convenient  centers  readily  accessible  for 
several  railroads  for  purely  educational  purposes  are  held  as  frequently  as 
consistent  with  the  freedom  by  which  men  can  be  absent  from  their  work, 
to  participate  in  debates  for  the  advancement  of  the  art  of  signaling.  These 
meetings  very  frequently  have  over  300  persons  in  attendance  and  much  good 
is  accomplished  from  an  educational  standpoint  in  the  line  of  details  of 
operation  and  maintenance  and  the  theory  of  the  signaling  work. 

On  the  recommendation  of  the  Signal  Section,  the  following  specifications, 
standard  designs,  etc.,  have  been  adopted: 
Specification  for  Alternator. 
Specifications  for  Alternating   Current  Automatic  Block  Signal 

System. 
Specifications   for   type   "A"    Caustic   Soda   Primary   Cells  and 

Renewals. 
Specification  for  Concrete  Battery  Box. 

Specification  for  Lead  Type  Portable  Storage  Battery  for  Signaling. 
Specification  for  Aerial  Braided  Cable  for  660  Volts  or  less. 
Specification  for  Rubber  Insulated  Armored  Submarine  Cable  for 

660  Volts  or  less. 
Specification  for  Armored  Submarine  Cable  for  2200  Volts. 
Specification  for  Lead  Covered  Cable  for  660  Volts  or  less. 
Specification  for  Lead  Covered  Cable  for  2200  Volts. 
Specification  for  Underground  Braided  Cable  for  660  Volts  or  less. 
General  Electrical  Requirements. 
General  Provisions  for  use  in  Major  Specifications. 
Specification  for  Impedance  Bond. 

Specification  for  Petrolatum  for  use  in  Impedance  Bond. 
Specification  for  Air-Cooled  Reactor  for  Line  and  Track  Circuits. 
Specification  for  Alternating  Current  Relay. 

Specification  for  Tractive  Armature  Direct  Current  Neutral  Relays. 
Specification  for  Resistor  for  Line  and  Track  Circuit. 
Specification  for  Alternating  Current  Motor  Semaphore  Signal. 
Standard  Sections  for  use  in  Unit  Specifications. 
Specification  for  Friction  Tape. 

Specification  for  Single-Phase,  Air-Cooled  Track  Transformer. 
Specification  for  Single-Phase,  Line  Transformer,  Oil-immersed, 

Self-Cooled. 
Specification  for  Mineral  Matter  Rubber  Compoimd  Insulated 

Signal  Wire  for  660  Volts  or  less. 
Table  of  Standard  Ranges  and  Scales  for  Single  Range  Alternating 

Current  Ammeters. 
Instructions    for    Installation    and    Handling    of    Caustic    Soda 

Batteries. 
Specification  for  Primary  Battery  Jar. 

Conclusions  as  to  Methods  of  Control  to  Cause  Signals  to  Indi- 
cate Stop  in  Emergencies. 
Specification  for  Universal  Switch  Circuit  Controllers. 
Specification  for  Renewable  Cartridge  Fuses. 
Specification  for  Alternating  Current  Indicator  or  Repeater, 
Requisites  for  Mechanical  Interlocking  Machine. 
Specification    for    Mechanical    Interlocking    Machine,    Improved 

Saxby  and  Farmer  Locking. 
Specification  for  Power  Interlocking  Machine. 
Specification   for    Universal   Electric    Lock   for    Hand    Operated 

Switches. 
Specification  for  Electric  Lock  for  Interlocking  Machines. 

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Mechanical  Machine  Lever  Locking. 

Questions  and  Answers  for  Signal  Maintainers. 

Specification  for   Direct   Current    Motor   Operated   First   Range 

Voltage  High  Signal  Mechanism. 
Specification  for  Electric  Motor  Switch  Operating  and  Locking 

Mechanism. 
Specification  No.  5001-Zero  Fahrenheit  Lubricating  Oil. 
Specification  No.  5002-45°  Below  Zero  Fahrenheit  Lubricating 

Specification  for  Electric  Position  Light  Signal. 

Specification  for  Electric  Color  Light  Signal. 

Rules  for  the  Setting  of   Time   Releases  Applied  to   Signal  or 

Switch  Apparatus. 
Specification  for  Switchboard.     (A.  C.  Signal  System.) 
Instructions  for  Installation  and  Operation  of  Switchboards. 
Specifications  for  Portable  Direct  Current  Volt-ammeters. 
Table  of  Standard  Ranges  and  Scales  for  Alternating  Current 

Voltmeters. 
Specification  for  Copper  Bond  Wire. 
Railroad    Specifications   for   Electric   Light,    Power   Supply   and 

Trolley  Lines  Crossing  Steam  and  Electric  Railways. 
Specifications  for  Wire  Joints. 
Drawing  1010— Crank  and  Jaw  Pins. 
Drawing  1014— One- Way  Horizontal  Pipe  Compensator. 
Drawing  1015— One-inch  Signal  Pipe  and  Coupling. 
Drawing  1053— Round  Jars  and  Covers. 
Drawing  1082— Mechanical  Semaphore  Bearing-Details. 
Drawing  1084— Pipe  Carrier,  Assemblv. 
Drawing  1085— Details  and  Assemblv'of  Pipe  Carrier. 
Drawing- 1102 — Compensation  Chart'. 
Drawing  1194— Details  and  Assembly  of  Mechanical  Semaphore 

Bearing. 
Drawing  1220— Cross-arm  Bolts— Galvanized. 
Drawing  1224— Storage  Battery  Jars,  Covers,  Hold-Downs  and 

Sand  Trays. 
Drawing  1343— Concrete  Battery  Box. 
Drawing  1399— Low  Target  Stand. 
Drawing  1299— Switch  Point  Drilling. 
Drawing  1373— Gauge  Plates,  Insulated  Butt  Joint.       * 
Drawmg  1377— Test  for  Ground  Resistance. 
Drawing  1403— Branch  Connection  to  Line  Wire  Double  Cross-arm 

Support. 
Drawing  1404— Branch  Connection  to  Line  Wire  Single  Cross-arm 

Support. 
Drawing  1405— Weatherproof  Insulated  Iron  Line  Wire  Joint. 
Drawing  1406— Rubber  Insulated  Solid  Copper  Wire  Joint. 
Drawing    1407— Weatherproof   Copper   Line   Wire   Sleeve   Type 

Joint. 
Drawing  1408— Stranded  Wire  Joint. 
Drawing  1409 — Cotters. 
Drawing  1411— Branch  Connection  to  Dead-Ended  Line  Wires 

Double  Cross-arm  Support. 
Drawing  1414— Roundels  for  Signals. 
Drawing  1419— Rectangular  Jars  and  Covers. 
Drawing    1428— Bonding  of  an  Electric  Railroad    Crossing  with 

Steam  Railroad. 
Drawing    1429— Bonding   of   an  Electric  Railroad  Crossing  with 

Steam  Railroad. 
Drawing  1430— Semaphore  Lamp— 2  Lens. 
Drawing  1440— Switch  Lamp  (Spherical  Type). 
Drawing  1441— Switch  Lamp  Base-Socket.' 
Drawing    1442— Lens    Hoods    and    Couplings    for    Switch    and 

Semaphore  Lamps. 

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Drawing  1443— Oil  Fount. 

Drawing  1449 — Base  for  4-inch  Mast. 

Drawing  1459— Staff  Tip  Adapter. 

Drawing  1460— Switch  Lamp  (Cylindrical  Type). 

Drawing  1461 — Switch  Lamp  Base  Socket. 

Drawing  1470 — Train  IMarker  Lamp. 

Drawing  1480— Engine  Signal  Lamp. 

Drawing  1496 — Highway  Crossing  Gate  and  Slow  Track  Sign  Lamp 

Hangers. 
Drawing  1497 — Highway  Crossing  Gate  Lamp  Fount  and  Lens 

Hoods.  ^  ^  T-T      ,.  J 

Drawing    149S — Highway    Crossmg    Gate    Lamp    Handle    and 

Ahgnment  Clamp. 
Drawing  1499 — -Highway  Crossing  Gate  Lamp. 

The  present  activities  of  the  Signal  Section  are  as  follows: 
Specifications  for  Mechanical  Interlocking.  _ 

Specification   for   Mechanical   Interlocking   Machine,    Style      A 

Locking. 
Specification  for  Concrete  Trunkmg,  Capping  and  Supports. 
Specification  for  Circuit  Controller  for  Drawbridges. 
Instructions   for  Making   Shop  Torque  Tests  at  the  Semaphore 

Shaft  of  Power-Operated  Signals. 
Information  for  calculating  Power  Supply  and  Distribution  (A.  C. 

Signal  System^  .  •     -ni     i 

Report  on  Requisites  of  Signal  Locations  for  Automatic  Block 

Report  on  AppHcation  of  Aspect  Indicating  that  Train  Must  Take 

Siding  at  a  Non-Interlocked  Switch. 
Specification  for  Primary  Battery  Jar. 
Specification  for  Concrete  Battery  Box. 
Form  of  Invitation  to  Bidders  on  Block  Signal  and  Interlocking 

Work. 
Form  of  Contractor's  Proposal  for  Block  Signal  and  Interlocking 

Work. 

Form  of  Bond  to  accompany  Contract  for  Block  Signal  and  Inter- 
locking Work. 

Form  of  Contract  for  Block  Signal  and  Interlocking  Work. 

Specification  for  Portable  A.  C.  Ammeters. 

Specification  for  Portable  A.  C.  Voltmeters.  __ 

Drawing  1500— Machine  leg  for  Interiockmg  Machine,  Style    A 

Locking.  ht     ,  • 

Drawing  1501— Latch  Shoe  Details  for  Interlocking  Machine, 
Style  "A"  Locking.  ,,  ^     ,  • 

Drawing  1502— Latch  Shoe  Assembly  for  Interlocking  Machine, 
Style  "A"  Locking.  ^^     ,  •         o.  i 

Drawing  1503— Rocker  Guider  for  Interlocking  Machine,  Style 
"A"  Locking.  ,       .     ,   ^        ,     . 

Drawing  1504— Lever  Number  Plate  for  Mechanical  Interlock- 
ing Machines.  t     ,    -r.  i 

Drawing  1458— Cast  Iron  Washer  for  Three  Quarter  Inch  Bolt. 

Drawing  1452— Concrete  Trunking,  Capping  and  Supports. 

Drawing  1453— Concrete  Trunking  and  Capping  Reinforcement. 

Drawing  1457— Operating  and  Overload  Curve  Chart  for  Use  with 
Specification  for  Universal  Electric  Motor  Switch  Operat- 
ing and  Locking  Mechanism. 

Drawing  1456— Torque  Testing  Apparatus. 

Drawing  1034— Base  for  Ground  Signal  Masts. 

Drawing  1182— Relay  Boxes— Size  "A"  and  "B".  ' 

Drawing  1183— Relay  Box  Details— Size  "B". 

Drawing  1184— Relay  Box  Details— Size  "A". 

Drawing  1358— Electric  Lock  Brackets  for  Applying  Locks  to 
Mechanical  Interlocking  Machinas. 

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Drawing  136S — Relay  Box  Linings  and  Terminal  Boards. 

Drawing  1369— Relay  Box  Fittings. 

Drawing  1412 — Dwarf    Signal — Mechanical    Escapment    Cranks 

and  Blocking  Shield. 
Drawing  142.5 — Plunger  Switch  Lock. 
Drawing  1426— Plunger  Switch  Lock— Details. 
Drawing  1445 — Switch  Lamp  Discs. 
Drawing  1454 — Gauge  Plate — Insulated  Lap  Joint. 

Subjects  being  considered  by  Committees    which   have    not   yet  been 
reported  to  the  Section  Members: 

Specifications    for    Electro    Mechanical    Interlocking    Machine, 

Improved  Saxby  and  Farmer  Locking. 
Specification    for    Electro    Mechanical     Interlocking     Machine, 

Stevens  Locking. 
Specification  for  Mechanical  Connections. 
Specification  for  Concrete  Foundations. 
Specification  for  Concrete  Bell  Post. 
Specification  for  Concrete  Relay  Post. 
Specification   for   Circuit    Controller   for    Interlocking    Machine, 

Improved  Saxby  and  Farmer  Locking. 
Specification   for   Circuit    Controller  for    Interlocking    Machine, 

Stevens  Locking. 
Drawings  and  charts  for  standardization  of: 

(a)  Bolts,  screws,  pins  and  dowels  for  interlocking  machine, 

improved,  S.  &  F.  locking. 

(b)  Bolts,  screws,  pins  and  dowels  for  interlocking  machine, 

Stevens  locking. 
Specification  for  Time  Releases. 
Specification  for  Time  Locks. 
Specification  for  Wiring  for  Electric  Interlocking. 
Specification  for  Installation  of  fibre  conduit. 
Specification  for  Signal  Installations. 
Specification  for  Channel  Pins. 
Specification  for  Hard  Fibre. 
Standard  designs. 
Instructions  for  maintenance  of  stationary  and  portable  storage 

battery. 
Best  types  of  electric  lamps  for  signal  work. 
Pipe  thread  standardization. 
Screw  thread  standardization. 
Specification  for  Indicators. 
Specification  for  Annunciators. 
Specifications   for    main   power  supply  for  block   signaling    and 

interlocking. 
Instructions  for  the  care  of  A.  C.  signal  apparatus. 
Specification  for  oil  base  compound  rubber-insulated  signal  wire 

for  660  volts  or  less. 
Specification  for  storage  battery  jars — R.  S.  A.  1224. 
Specification  for   Electrical   testing   instruments   and  adjustable 

resistance  used  for  testing. 
Protecting  signal  apparatus  against  lightning. 
Specification  for  illuminating  oil,   with  view  of  raising  standard 

requirements. 
Specification  for  Motor  gasoline  and  transformer  oil. 
Specification  for  rail  bonding. 


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The  accompanying  statement  shows  the  organization  of  the  Engineering; 
Division: — 

DIVISION  IV— ENGINEERING 

Officers 

L.  A.  Downs Chairman 

F.  B.  Wiegand Vice-Chairman 

e'.  H.  Fritch •  •  Secretary 

CONSTRUCTION  AND  MAINTENANCE  SECTION 
Officers 

■     L.  A.  Downs Chairman 

E.  H.  Fritch Secretary 

Committee  I 

Roadway 

J.  R.  W.  Ambrose  (Chairman),  Chief  Engineer,  Toronto  Terminals  Ry. 

C    M.  McVay  (Vice-Chairman),  Division  Engineer,  Kanawha  &  Michigan 

R.  R. 
A.  S.  Butterworth,  Chief  Engineer,  Gulf,  Florida  &  Alabama  Ry._ 

E.  J.  Bayer,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  Sz 

St.  Louis  Ry. 
C.  W.  Brown,  Superintendent,  Lehigh  &  New  England  R.  R. 
H.  W.  Brown,  Division  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
R.  K.  Brown,  Superintendent  and  Chief  Engineer,  Salt  Lake  &  Utah  Ry. 
C.  C.  Cunningham,  Division  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
W.  C.  Curd,  Consulting  Engineer. 
C.  A.  Daley,  Division  Engineer,  Erie  R.  R. 

S.  B.  Fisher,  Engineering  Department,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Ry. 
R.  D.  Garner,  Engineer  Construction,  Southern  New  England  R.  R. 
R.  C.  Gowdy,  Chief  Engineer,  Colorado  &  Southern  Ry. 

F.  M.  Graham,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Southwestern  Region,  Penn- 

sylvania vSystem. 

H.  Hawgood,  Consulting  Engineer. 

E.  G.  Hewson,  Division  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

W.  M.  Jaekle,  Assistant  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way  and  Structures,  South- 
em  Pacific  Co. 

A.  A.  Matthews,  Chief  Engineer,  St.  Louis  Southwestern  Ry. 

W.  H.  Penfield,  Engineer  Track  Maintenance,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St. 
Paul  Ry. 

P.  Petri,  Division  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

Frank  Ringer,  Chief  Engineer,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Ry. 

R.  B.  Robinson,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

R.  A.  Rutledge,  District  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

G.  L.  Sitton,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Southern  Ry. 

E.  G.  Taber,  Chief  Engineer,  Spokane  Internatioal  Ry. 

H.  E.  Tyrrell,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Southern  Ry. 
•  C.  E.  Weaver,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 
W.  H.  Woodbury,  Valuation  Engineer,  Duluth  &  Iron  Range  R.  R. 
J.  C.  Wrenshall,  Jr.,  Division  Engineer,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 

Committee  II 
Ballast 

F.  J.    Stimson    (Chairman),    Chief    Engineer    Maintenance,    Southwestern 

Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 

G.  H.  Harris  (Vice-Chairman),  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Michigan  Cen- 

tral R.  R.  ^    ^ 

C.  W.  Baldridge,  Assistant  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
O.  F.  Barnes,  Division  Engineer,  Erie  R.  R. 

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Then.  Bloecher,  Jr.,  Division  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

H.  E.  Boardman,  Engineering  Assistant  to  General  Valuation  Counsel,  New 

York  Central  Lines. 
R.  R.  Bragg,  Division  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
C.  J.  Coon,  Engineer  of  Track,  Grand  Central  Terminal. 

C.  E.  Dare,  Supervisor,  Washington  Southern  Ry. 

M.  H.  Doughty,  Division  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 

Paul  Hamilton,  Engineer  Track  and  Roadway,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago 
&  St.  Louis  Ry. 

A.  G.  Holt,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 

F.  A.  Jones,  Division  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

J.  S.  McBride,  Valuation  Engineer,  Chicago  &  Eastern  lUinois  R.  R. 

H.  R.  Pratt,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way  and  Structures,  Western  Mary- 
land Ry. 

F.  R.  Ramsey,  Chief  Engineer,  Toledo,  St.  Louis  &  Western  R.  R. 

H.  L.  Ripley,  Valuation  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

Hans  Schantl,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Mississippi  River  &  Bonne 
Torre  R.  R. 

M.  A.  Stainer,  District  Engineer,  Fort  Worth  &  Denver  City  R.  R. 

Paul  SterUng,  Assistant  Engineer  Maintenanceof  Way,  New  York,  New  Haven 
&  Hartford  R.  R.,  Lines  West. 

D.  W.  Thrower,  Valuation  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

P.  H.  Winchester,  Division  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
Lee  Winship,  Division  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

Committee  III 
Ties 

W.  A.  Clark  (Chairman),  Chief  Engineer,  Duluth  &  Iron  Range  R.  R. 

W.    J.    Burton    ( Vice-Chairman) ,    Assitant    Valuation    Engineer,     Missouri 

Pacific  R.  R. 
H.  A.  Anderson,  Assistant  Engineer,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 
W.  C.  Baisinger,  Roadmaster,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
M.  S.  Blaiklock,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 
F.  Boardman,  Division  Engineer,  Electric  Division,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

E.  W.  Boots,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Pittsburgh  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 
H.  A.  Cassil,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Pere  Marquette  Ry. 

F.  W.  Cherrington,  Chief  Engineer,  Jcnnison-Wright  Co. 

S.  B.  Clement,  Chief  Engineer,  Temiskaming  &  Northern  Ontario  Ry. 

E.  L.  Crugar,  District  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

J.  F.  Deimling,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

John  Foley,  Forester,  Pennsylvania  System. 

O.  H.  Frick,  District  Engineer,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 

G.  F.    Hand,    General    Assistant    Engineer,    New   York,    New    Haven    & 

Hartford  R.  R. 
H.  C.  Hayes,  Assistant  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

F.  R.  Layng,  Engineer  of  Track,  Bessemer  &  Lake  Eric  R.  R. 
R.  M.  Leeds,  Roadmaster,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

A.  F.  Maischaider,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Cleveland,^  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

A.  J.  Neafie,  Principal  Assistant  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  West- 
em  R.  R. 

G.  P.  Palmer,  Engineer  Maintenance  and  Construction,  Baltimore  &  Ohio 

Chicago  Terminal  R.  R. 
L.  J.  Riegler,  Assistant  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
Lowry  Smith,  Assistant  District  Engineer,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

Committee  IV 

RaU 

G.  J.   Ray   (Chairman),   Chief  Engineer,   Delaware,   Lackawanna  &  West- 
ern R.  R. 
J.  M.  R.  Fairbairn  (Vice-Chairman),  Chief  Engineer,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

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E.  E.  Adams,  Assistant  to  President,  Union  Pacific  System. 
A.  S.  Baldwin,  Vice-President,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

W.  C.  Barnes,  Field  Engineer,  United  States  Railroad  Administration. 
W.  C.  Gushing,  Engineer  Standards,  Pennsylvania  System. 
Dr.  P.  H.  Dudley,  Consulting  Engineer,  New  York  Central  Lines. 
C.  F.  W.  Felt,  Chief  Engineer  System,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
L.  C.  Fritch,  Vice-President,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry.  and  Minnea- 
polis &  St.  Louis  Ry. 
J.  H.  Gibboney,  Chief  Chemist,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
A.  W.  Gibbs,  Chief  Mechanical  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
C.  R.  Harding,  Assistant  Consulting  Engineer,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 
John  D.  Isaacs,  Consulting  Engineer,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 
Howard  G.  Kelley,  President,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 
H.  D.  Knecht,  Assistant  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
R.  Montfort,  Consulting  Engineer,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
A.  W.  Newton,  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
J.  R.  Onderdonk,  Engineer  of  Tests,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

F.  S.  Stevens,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 

F.  M.  Waring,  Engineer  of  Tests,  Pennsylvania  System. 
M.  H.  Wickhorst,  Engineer  of  Tests,  Rail  Committee. 

J.  B.  Young,  Chief  Chemist,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 

Committee  V 
Track 

W.  P.  Wiltsee  (Chairman),  Assistant  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

J.  V.  Neubert  (Vice- Chairman),  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  New  York 

Central  R.  R. 
L.  B.  Allen,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  Ry. 
Victor  Angerer,  Vice-President,  William  Wharton,  Jr.  &  Co.,  Inc. 
J.  B.  Baker,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Pennsylvania  System. 
R.  A.  Baldwin,  District  Engineer,  Canadian  National  Rys. 

G.  H.  Bremner,  District  Engineer,  Interstate  Commerce  Commission. 
H.  G.  Clark,  Assistant  to  President,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

E.  A.  Hadley,  Chief  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
G.  W.  Hegel",  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago  Junction  Ry. 
E.T.  Howson,  Western  Editor,  Railway  Age. 

T.  T.  Irving,  Chief  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.,  Western  Lines. 

H,  A.  Lloyd,  Maintenance  Inspector,  Erie  R.  R. 

J.  de  N.  Macomb,  Office  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Sante  Fe  Ry. 

F.  H,  McGuigan,  Jr.,  Regional  Engineer,  U.  S.  Railroad  Administration. 

W.  S.  McFetridge,  Principal  Assistant  Engineer,  Bessemer  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 
J.  B.  Meyers,  Engineer,  Roadway  and  Track,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

F.  L.  Nicholson,  Chief  Engineer,  Norfolk  Southern  Ry. 

J.  H.  Reinholdt,  Superintendent,  Minneapolis  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 

G.  J.  Slibeck,  Chief  Engineer,  Pettibone,  Mulliken  Co. 
J.  B.  Strong,  Vice-President,  Ramapo  Iron  Works. 

J.  R.  Watt,  General  Roadmaster,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 


Committee  VI 
Buildings 

W.  T.  Dorrance  (Chairman),  Designing  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  & 

Hartford  R.  R. 
J.    W.    Orrock    ( Vice-Chairman) ,    Principal   Assistant    Engineer,    Canadian 

Pacific  Ry. 
G.  A.  Belden,  Architect,  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 
Eli   Christiansen,   Assistant  Engineer  of  Buildings,    Chicago,    Rock   Island 

&  Pacific  Ry. 
D.  R.  Collin,  Architect. 
Arthur  Crable,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Hocking  Valley  Ry. 

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\V.  L.  Darden,  Engineer  of  Buildings,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

Hugo  Filippi,  Assistant  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

J.  B.  Gaut,  Superintendent  Bridges  and  Buildings,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

A.  M.  Griffin,  Architect,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

A.  C.  Irwin,  Structural  Engineer,  Portland  Cement  Association. 

F.  R.  Judd,  Engineer  of  Buildings,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

G.  A.  ^litchell,  vSuperintendent  Bridges  and  Buildings,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

R.  V.  Reamer,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 
C.  W.  Richej'-,  Division  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
G.  A.  Rodman,  General  Supervisor  Bridges  and  Buildings,  New  York,  New 
Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 


Committee  VU 
Wooden  Bridges  and  Trestles 

W.  H.  Hoyt  (Chairman),  Chief  Engineer,  Duluth,  Missabe  &  Northern  Ry. 
A.  O.  Riclgway  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Denver  &  Rio 

Grande  R.  R. 
H.  Austin,  Bridge  Engineer,  Mobile  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
O.  C.  Badger,  Assistant  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
C.  H.  Blackman,  Principal  Assistant  Engineer,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
H.  J.  Hansen,  Office  Engineer,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ky. 
W.  E.  Hawley,  Assistant  Engineer,  Duluth,  Missabe  &  Northern  Ry. 
H.  T.  Hazen,  Engineer  IMaintenance  of  Way,  Canadian  National  Rys. 

C.  S.  Heritage,  Bridge  Engineer,  Kansas  City  Southern  Ky. 

E.  M.  Lewis,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Chicago  Great  Western  R.  R. 
J.  B.  Maddock,  Engineer  Bridges  and  Buildings,  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 

D.  W.  Smith,  Valuation  Engineer,  Hocking  Valley  R}'. 

L.  L.  Sparrow,  Principal  Assista-nt  Engineer,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

G.  C.  Tuthill,  Acting  Bridge  Engineer,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

A.  M.  Van  Auken. 

S.  L.  Wonson,  Bridge  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 


Committee  VIII 
Masonry 

J.  J.  Yates  (Chairman),  Bridge  Engineer,  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 

Job  Tuthill  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Pere  Marquette  Ry. 

J.  T.  Andrews,  Assistant  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

R.  Armour,  Masonry  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

T.  L.  Condron,- Consulting  Engineer. 

W.  A.  Christian,  Special  Engineer,  Minneapolis  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 

J.  E.  Freeman,  Manager  Structural  Bureau,  Portland  Cement  Association. 

T.  L.  D.  Had  wen,  Engineer  Masonry  Construction,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St. 
Paul  Ry. 

Dr.  W.  K.  Hatt,  Professor  of  Civil  Engineering,  Purdue  University. 

S.  C.  Hollister,  Member,  Wig,  HoUister  &:  Ferguson. 

Richard  L.  Humphrey,  Consulting  Engineer  and  Chemist. 

Noah  Johnson,  Valuation  Engineer,  Wabash  Ry. 

S.  A.  Jordan,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.,  West- 
ern Lines. 

W.  S.  Lacher,  Associate  Engineering  Editor,  Railway  Age. 

F.  W.  Leatherbury,  Division  Engineer,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

J.  C.  Nagle,  Dean  of  Engineering,  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College  (Texas). 

C.  P.  Richardson,  Assistant  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Rv. 

F.  E.  Schall,  Bridge  Engineer,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 

Z.  H.  Sikes,  Assistant  Engineer  Structures,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

F.  P.  Sisson,  Division  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.,  Western  Lines. 

G.  H.  Tinker,  Bridge  Engineer,  New  York,  Chicago  &-  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
C.  C.  Westfall,  Engineer  Bridges,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

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Committee  IX 
Signs,  Fences  and  Crossings 

Maro  Johnson  (Chairman),  Assistant  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

T.  E.  Rust  (Vice-Chairman),  Chief  Engineer,  Waterloo,  Cedar  Falls  &  North- 
ern Ry. 

Anton  Anderson,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Chicago,  Indianapolis  & 
Louisville  Ry. 

Arthur  Anderson,  Instrumentman,  New  York  Central  Lines. 

F.  D.  Batchellor,  Division  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Baltimore  &  Ohio 

R.  R. 

C.  H.  N.  Connell,  District  Engineer,  Canadian  National  Rys. 
A.  Crumpton,  Valuation  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

L.  B.  Curtiss,  Assistant  Engineer,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

A.  Daniels,  District  Engineer,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 

G.  N.  Edmondson,  Division  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

W.  J.  Harris,  Division  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
R.  A.  Harry,  Assistant  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
S.  C.  Jump,  Assistant  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
L.  C.  Lawton,  Division  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
O.  H.  Sessions,  Division  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

S.  E.  Shoup,  Engineering  Assistant  to  General  Manager,  Kansas  City  South- 
em  Ry. 
W.  C.  Swartout,  Senior  Assistant  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
R.  L.  Turner,  Engineer  Grade  Crossings,  Erie  R.  R. 
W.  D.  Warren,  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 
K.  G.  Williams,  Resident  Engineer,  Union  Ry.  (Memphis). 

D.  R.  Young,  Assistant  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 

Committee  XI 

Records  and  Accomits 

H.  M.  Stout  (Chairman),  Record  Engineer,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

Henry  Lehn  (Vice-Chairman),  Chief  Accountant  Valuation  Order  No.  3,  New 

York  Central  Lines. 
A.  M.  Blanchard,  Office  Engineer,  Valuation  Department,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 
H.  Bortin,  Consulting  Engineer. 

Armstrong  Chinn,  Instrumentman,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
R.  A.  Cook,  Valuation  Engineer,  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 

E.  B.  Crane,  Engineer-Auditor,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 
E.  B.  Fithian,  Division  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

J.  H.  Milburn,  OflSce  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
W.  F.  Ogle,  Chief  Draughtsman,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
H.  J.  Sargent,  Assistant  to  President,  Wabash  Ry. 
H.  F.  Sharpley,  Principal  Assistant  Engineer,  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 
Chas.  Silliman,  Group  Engineer,  Presidents'  Conference  Committee  (Wash- 
ington). 

C.  W.  Simpson,  Valuation  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 
T.  H.  Strate,  Engineer  Track  Elevation,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 
W.  A.  Van  Hook,  Assistant  District  Engineer,  Bureau  of  Valuation,  Interstate 

Commerce  Commission. 

V.  R.  Walling,  Principal  Assistant  Engineer,  Chicago  &  Western  Indiana  R.  R. 

W.  D.  Wiggins,  Chief  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Central  Region,  Penn- 
sylvania System. 

Committee  Xn 
Rules  and  Organization 

W.  C.  Barrett  (Chairman),  Trainmaster,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 

E.  H.  Barnhart  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R 

F.  D.  Anthony,  Construction  Engineer,  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 

D.  P.  Beach,  Division  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 

H.  L.  Browne,  Assistant  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 

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S.  E.  Coombs,  Special  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  East  of  Buffalo. 

J.  L.  Downs,  Roadmaster,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

H.  H.  Edgerton,  Assistant  Engineer,  Chicago  Great  Western  R.  R. 

J.  M.  Fair,  Assistant  Supervisor,  Pennsylvania  System. 

R.  H.  Gaines,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Texas  &  Pacific  Ry. 

R.  H.  Hallsted,  Division  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

H.  H.  Harsh,  Division  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

B.  Herman,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Southern  Rv. 

E.  F.  Manson,  Assistant  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
E.  L.  Martin,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Ry. 
R.  N.  Priest,  General  Foreman,  Bridges  and  Buildings,  Atchison,  Topeka  Sz 

Santa  Fe  Ry. 
R.  E.  Warden,  Assistant  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
A.  A.  Woods,  Chief  Engineer,  Western  Lines,  Southern  Ry. 

Committee  XIII 
Water  Service 

A.  F.  Dorley  (Chairman),  District  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Missouri 

Pacific  R.  R. 

C.  R.  Knowles  (Vice- Chairman),  Superintendent  Water  Service,  Illinois  Cen- 

tral R.  R. 
R.  C.  Bardwell,  Chief  Chemist,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
Dr.  S.  C.  Beach,  Health  Officer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
J.  H.  Davidson,  Water  Engineer,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  R.  R. 

B.  W.  DeGeer,  Engineer  Water  Service,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
G.  B.  Farlow,  Assistant  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
J.  H.  Gibboney,  Chemist,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

E.  M.  Grime,  Supervisor  Bridges  and  Buildings,  Northern  Pacific  Rv. 

R.  L.  Holmes,  Engineer  Water  Service,  Texas  &  Pacific  Ry. 

H.  H.  Johntz,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Ry. 

C.  H.  Koyl,  Engineer  Water  Service,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 
Paul  M.  LaBach,  Engineer  Water  Service,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Rv. 
E.  G.  Lane,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.,  Eastern 

Lines. 
Thomas  Lees,  Engineer  Water  Service,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
M.  E.  McDonnell,  Chief  Chemist,  Pennsylvania  System. 

E.  H.  Olson,  Assistant  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
W.  M.  Neptune,  Principal  Assistant  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

W.  A.  Parker,  Assistant  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
A.  B.  Pierce,  Engineer  Water  Supply,  Southern  Ry. 

F.  D.  Yeaton,  Assistant  Engineer,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Rv. 
T.  W.  Sedwick,  Engineer  of  Tests,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

Committee  XIV 
Yards  and  Terminals 

A.  Montzheimer  (Chairman),  Chief  Engineer,  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern  Rv. 

Hadley  Baldwin  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Cleveland,  Cin- 
cinnati, Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

F.  J.  Ackerman,  Signal  Engineer,  Kansas  City  Terminal  Ry. 

J.  E.  Armstrong,  Assistant  Engineer,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

C,  A.  Briggs,  Assistant  Physicist,  Bureau  of  Standards. 

J.  H.  Brinkerhoff,  General  Agent,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

Miles  Bronson,  Terminal  Manager,  Grand  Central  Terminal. 

A.  E.  Clift,  General  Manager,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

L.  G.  Curtis,  Chief  Engineer,  Adjustment  Division,  Baltimore  «S:  Ohio  R.  R. 

J.  D'Esposito,  Cliief  Ivnginecr,  Chicago  Union  Station  Co. 

H.  T.  Douglas,  Jr.,  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago  «&  Alton  R.  R. 

A.  W.  Epright,  Chief  Inspector  of  Scales,  Pennsylvania  System. 

E.  M.  Hastings,  Principal  Assistant  Engineer,  Richmond,  Fredericksburg  & 
Potomac  R.  R. 

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Reuben  Hayes,  Structural  Engineer,  Southern  Ry. 

L.  J.  F  Hughes,  Engineering  Department,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry 
J.  B  Hunley,  Engineer  Bridges  and  Structures,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago 
&  St.  Louis  Ry. 

D.  B.  Johnston,  Division  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 

B.  H.  Mann,  Signal  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

O.  Maxey,  Supervisor  Weighing,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
F.  E.  Morrow,  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago  &  Western  Indiana  R.  R 

C.  H.  IMottier,  Office  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

H"  I'  ^^^^^'  Chi^f  Engineer,  Terminal  R.  R.  Association  of  St.  Louis. 
C  E.  Smith,  Consulting  Engineer. 

C.  H.  Spencer,  District  Engineer,  Bureau  of  Valuation,  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission. 

E.  E.  R.  Tratman,  Associate  Editor,  Engineering  News-Record 

J.  G.  Wishart,  Office  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

Committee  XV 
Iron  and  Steel  Structures 

O.  E   Selby  (Chairman),  Principal  Assistant  Engineer,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati 

Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 
P.  B.  Motley  (Vice-Chairman),  Engineer  of  Bridges,  Canadian  Pacific  Rv 
h.  Auryansen,  Bridge  Engineer,  Long  Island  R.  R. 
J.  A.  Bohland,  Bridge  Engineer,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
W.  S.  Bouton,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

A.  W.  Carpenter,  Assistant  Valuation  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R    R 

East  of  Buffalo.  '      '' 

M.  F.  Clements,  Bridge  Engineer,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  E.  Crawford,  Chief  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
O.  F.  Dalstrom,  Engineer  of  Bridges,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry 
F  O.  Dufour  Structural  Engineer,  Stone  &  Webster  Engineering  Corporation 
Ihos.  Earie,  \ ice-President,  Bethlehem  Steel  Bridge  Corporation. 
\\ .  R.  Edwards,  Senior  Structural  Engineer,  Bureau  of  Valuation,  Interstate 

Commerce  Commission. 
C.  R.  Fickes,  Regional  Engineer,  N.  W.  Region,  U.  S.  R.  R.  Administration. 
G.  A.  Haggander,  Bridge  Engineer,  Chicago,  Buriington  &  Ouincv  R.  R 
K.  L.  Huntley,  Chief  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  R.  R.  ~         - 

B.  R.  Leffler,  Engineer  of  Bridges,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  West  of  Buffalo 
P.  G.  Lang,  Jr.,  Engineer  of  Bridges,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

Albert  Reichmann,  Division  Engineer,  American  Bridge  Co. 

0.  B.  Robbins,  Senior  Structural  Engineer,  Interstate  Commerce  Commission 
A.  h    Robinson,  Badge  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry 

H.  N.  Rodenbaugh,  Chief  Engineer,  Florida  East  Coast  Ry. 
J.  M.  Salmon,  Bridge  Engineer,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

1.  L.  Simmons,  Bridge  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Rv. 
1.  r.  Stem,  Consulting  Engineer. 

H.  B.  Stuart,  Structural  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Rv 

G.  F.  Tebbetts.  ^ 

F.  E   Turneaure,  Dean,  College  of  Engineering,  University  of  Wisconsin. 

Dr.  J.  A.  L.  Waddell,  Consulting  Engineer. 

S.  T.  Wagner,  Chief  Engineer,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 

H.  T.  Welty,  Engineer  of  Structures,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

Committee  XVI 
Economics  of  Railway  Location 

A.  S.  Going  (Chairman),  Engineer  of  Construction,  Grand  Trunk  Ry 

R-  Carpenter  ( Vice-Chairman) ,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer  Construction 
Missouri  Pacific  R.  R.    .  ' 

F.  H.  Alfred,  President,  Pere  Marquette  Rv. 

Willard  Beahan,  First  Assistant  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R 
R.  N.  Begien,  General  Manager,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.,  Western'  Lines. 

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John  C.  Bcye,  Bureau  of  Valuation,  Interstate  Commerce  Commission. 

A.  S.  Cutler,  Associate  Professor  Ry.  Engineering,  University  of  Minnesota. 

C.  T.  Delamere,  Engineer  of  Construction,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

Et'ward  Gray,  Bureau  of  Finance,  Interstate  Commerce  Commission. 

W.  A.  James,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

E.  E.  King,  Professor  Ry.  Engineering,  University  of  Illinois. 

Fred  Lavis,  Consulting  Engineer,  American  International  Corporation. 

E.  H.  McHenry,  Consulting  Engineer. 

Edward  C.  Schmidt,  Mechanical  Engineer,  North  American  Co. 

H.  C.  Searls,  Valuation  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

A.  K.  Shurtleflf,  Assistant  Secretary,  American  Ry.  Engineering  Association. 

C.  H.  Splitstone,  Superintendent  Construction  and  Surveys,  Erie  R.  R. 

C.  W.  Stark,  Statistician,  New  York-New  Jersey  Harbor  Development  Com- 
mission. 

John  G.  Sullivan,  Consulting  Engineer. 

J.  W.  Walter,  Division  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

Walter  Loring  Webb,  Consulting  Engineer. 

M.  A.  Zook,  Resident  Engineer,  Bureau  of  Valuation,  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission. 

Committee  XVII 

Wood  Preservation 

C.  M.  Taylor  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Treating  Plants,  Philadelphia  & 

Reading  Ry.  and  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 
S.  D.  Cooper  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Manager,  Treating  Plants,  Atchison, 

Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

F.  J.  Angier,  Superintendent  Timber  Preservation,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
R.  S.  Belcher,  Manager  Treating  Plants,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
E.  H.  Bell,  Superintendent  Tie  Treating  Plants,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

E.  H.  Bowser,  Superintendent  Timber  Department,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

Z.  M.  Briggs,  Assistant  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 

W.  E.  Burkhalter,  Assistant  Engineer,  Oregon- Washington  R.  R.  &  Navigation 

Co. 
H.  A.  Dixon,  Chief  Engineer,  Canadian  National  Rys.,  Western  Lines. 
C.  F.  Ford,  Supervisor  Tie  and  Timber  Department,  Chicago,  Rock  Island 

&  Pacific  Ry. 
Andrew  Gibson,  Superintendent  Timber  Preservation,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
C.  E.  Gosline,  Chief  Treating  Inspector,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western 

R.  R. 
W.  L.  R.  Haines,  Assistant  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
E.  B.  Hillegass,  Engineer  Roadway,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
R.  H.  Howard,  Chief  Engineer  IMaintenance  of  Way,  Wabash  Ry. 

A.  B.  Ilsley,  Engineer  Bridges,  Southern  Ry. 

W.  H.  Kirkbride,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way  and  Structures,  Southern 

Pacific  Co. 
John  Melton,  Official  Photographer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
J.  F.  Pinson,  District  Engineer,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 

B.  H.  Prater,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Oregon  Short  Line  R.  R. 
Dr.  Herman  von  Schrenk,  Consulting  Timber  Engineer. 

W.  D.  Simpson,  Division  Engineer,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

O.  C.  Steinmayer,  Supervisor  Timber  Preservation,  St.  Louis-San  Francisco 

J.  H.  Waterman,  Supervisor  Timber  Preservation,  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  R.  R. 

Committee  XX 

Uniform  General  Contract  Forms 

W.  D.  Faucette  (Chairman),  Chief  Engineer,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

C.  A.  Wilson  (Vice-Chairman),  Consulting  Engineer. 
C.  Frank  Allen,  Civil  Engineer. 

W.  H.  Brameld,  Engineering  Assistant  to  General  Manager,  Eric  R.  R. 

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J.  B.  Carothers,  Assistant  to  General  Manager,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
Clark  Dillenbeck,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 
W.  A.  Duff,  Engineer  of  Standards,  Canadian  National  Rys. 

F.  H.  Fechtig,  Purchasing  Agent,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
J.  C.  Irwin,  Valuation  Engineer,  Boston  &  Albany  R.  R. 

O.  K.  Morgan,  Chief  Engineer,  Carolina,  Clinchfield  &  Ohio  Ry. 
C.  B.  Niehaus,  Valuation  Engineer,  Central  of  Georgia  R.  R. 
H.  A.  Palmer,  Assistant  Land  Commissioner,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

C.  J.  Parker,  Chief  Fire  Protection  Engineer,  New  York  Central  Lines. 
A.  C.  Shields,  Division  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

E.  L.  Taylor,  Contract  Agent,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 
Frank  Taylor,  Right-of-Way  and  Lease  Agent,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

Committee  XXI 

Economics  of  Railway  Operation 

L.  S.  Rose  (Chairman),  Assistant  to  General  Manager,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

G.  D.  Brooke  (Vice-Chairman),  Superintendent  Transportation,  Baltimore 

&  Ohio  R.  R.,  Western  Lines. 
W.  G.  Arn,  Assistant  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
J.  B.  Babcock,  III,  Assistant  Professor  Railway  Engineering,  Massachusetts 

Institute  of  Technology. 
M.  C.  Blanchard,  Division  Superintendent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
J.  M.  Brown,  Corporate  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  W.  Burt,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  & 

St.  Louis  Ry. 
M.  Coburn,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Pennsylvania  System. 
H.  H.  Garrigues,  Superintendent,  Pennsylvania  System. 
H.  B.  Grimshaw,  General  Superintendent,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 
R.  B.  Jones,  Assistant  Engineer,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
E.  T.  Howson,  Western  Editor,  Railway  Age. 

E.  E.  Kimball,  Railway  Traction  Engineering  Department,  General  Elec- 

tric Co. 

F.  G.  Nicholson,  General  Manager,  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  R.  R. 
y.  F.  Pringle,  Assistant  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

bean  W.  G.  Raymond,  College  of  Apphed  Science,  University  of  Iowa. 

H.  A.  Roberts,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Oregon- Washington  R.  R.  & 

Navigation  Co. 
Mott  Sawyer,  Superintendent,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 
R.  T.  Scholes,  Assistant  to  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 

D.  L.  Sommerville,  Superintendent,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
J.  E.  Teal,  Assistant  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

F.  H.  Watts,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Pennsylvania  System. 
C.  C.  Williams,  Professor  of  Civil  Engineering,  University  of  Kansas. 
Louis  Yager,  Engineering  Department,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

Committee  XXII 
Economics  of  Railway  Labor 

C.  E.  Johnston  (Chairman),  General  Manager,  Kansas  City  Southern  Ry. 

C.  H.  Stein  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  to  President,  Central  R.  R.  of  New 
Jersey. 

W.  J.  Backes,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hart- 
ford R.  R. 

A.  F.  Blaess,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

B.  M.  Cheney,  General  Inspector  Permanent  Way,  Chicago,  Burlington  & 

Quincy  R.  R. 

C.  C.  Cook,  Maintenance  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
L.  E.  Dale,  Supervisor,  Pennsylvania  System. 

John  Evans,  Division  Engineer,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

R.  H.  Ford,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

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L.  C.  Hartley,  Chief  Engineer,  ChicaRo  &  Eastern  Illinois  R.  R. 

J.  L.  Haugh,  Assistant  to  President,  Union  Pacific  vSystem. 

T.  T.  Irving,  Chief  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.,  Western  Lines. 

R.  E.  Keough,  Assistant  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

E.  R.  Lewis,  Office  Engineer,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

W.  H.  Penfield,  Engineer  of  Track  Maintenance,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St. 

Paul  Ry. 
John  C.  Sesser,  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way  and  Structures,  Wheeling  & 

Lake  Erie  Ry. 
J.  R.  Sexton,  Division  Engineer,  Erie  R.  R. 

Earl  Stimson,  Chief  Engineer  Maintenance  of  Way,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
R.  C.  White,  General  Superintendent,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

Committee  XXIII 
Shops  and  Locomotive  Terminals 

F.  E.  Morrow  (Chairman),  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago  &  Western  Indiana  R.  R. 
A.  T.  Hawk  (Vice-Chairman),  Engineer  of  Buildings,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 

Pacific  Ry. 
C  N.  Bainbridge,  Engineer  of  Design,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 

G.  W.  Burpee,  Alanaging  Engineer,  Westinghouse-Church-Kerr  Co. 
Leland  Clapper,  Engineer  Bridges  and  Buildings,  Duluth  &  Iron  Range  R.R. 
W.  H.  Cookman,  Architect,  Pennsylvania  System. 

G.  H.  Gilbert,  Engineer  Bridges,  Southern  R^^ 

Walter  Goldstraw,  Assistant  Architect,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

E.  IM.  Haas,  Manager,  Railroad  Department,  H.  K.  Ferguson  Co. 

R.  J.  Hammond,  Office  Engineer,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

G.  W.  Harris,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  System,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 

Fe  Ry. 
E.  A.  Harrison,  Architect,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
L.  P.  Kimball,  Engineer  of  Buildings,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
W.  T.  Krausch,  Engineer  of  Buildings,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
M.  A.  Long,  President,  M.  A.  Long  Co. 

J.  B.  Maddock,  Engineer  Bridges  and  Buildings,  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 
L.  K.  Sillcox,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Chicago,  Milwaukee 

&  St.  Paul  Ry. 
John  Schofield,  Architect,  Canadian  National  Rys. 

L.  L.  Tallyn,  Division  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 
A.  M.  Zabriskie,  Principal  Assistant  Engineer,  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 

Special  Committee  on  Stresses  in  Railroad  Track 

A.  N.  Talbot  (Chairman),  Professor  of  Municipal  and  Sanitary  Engineering, 

and  in  charge  of  Theoretical  and    Applied    Mechanics,   University    of 

lUinois. 
W.  M.  Dawley  (Vice-Chairman) ,  Assistant  Engineer,  Erie  R.  R. 
A.  S.  Baldwin,  Vice-President,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
Geo.  H.  Bremner,  District  Engineer,  Interstate  Commerce  Commission. 
John  Brunner,  Assi.stant  Inspecting  Engineer,  Illinois  Steel  Co. 
W.  J.  Burton,  Assistant  Valuation  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
Chas.  S.  Churchill,  Vice-President,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
W.  C.  Gushing,  Engineer  Standards,  Pennsylvania  System. 
Dr.  P.  H.  Dudley,  Consulting  Engineer,  Rails,  Ties  and  Structural  Steel, 

New  York  Central  Lines. 
H.   E.   Hale,   Engineer,  Eastern  Group,   Presidents'  Conference  Committee 

(New  York). 
Robt.  W.  Hunt,  Consulting  Engineer. 

J.  B.  Jenkins,  Valuation  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
George  W.  Kittredge,  Chief  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  East  of  Buffalo 
Paul  M.  LaBach,  Engineer  Water  Service,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 

C.  G.  E.  Larsson,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  American  Bridge  Co. 
G.  J.  Ray,  Chief  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 

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Albert  Reichmann,  Division  Engineer,  American  Bridge  Co 

H.  R.Safiford,  Assistant  to  President,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R    R 

i.arl  htimson,  Chief  Engineer  Maintenance,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R    R        '      ' 

T   1^'  Irn^'^'^'l^u'  ^^^"v9?ll^S^  °^  Engineering,  University  of  Wisconsin. 
J.  E.  Willoughby,  Chief  Engineer,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

Special  Committee  on  Standardization 

E.  A.  Frink  (Chairman). 

J.  R.  W.  Ambrose  (Vice-Chairman),  Roadway 

F.  J.  Stimson,  Ballast. 
W.  A.  Clark,  Ties. 

G.  J.  Ray,  Rail 

W.  P.  Wiltsee,  Track. 

W.  T.  Dorrance,  Buildings. 

W.  H.  Hoyt,  Wooden  Bridges  and  Trestles. 

J.  J.  Yates,  Masonry. 

Maro  Johnson,  Signs,  Fences  and  Crossings. 

W.  J.  Eck,  Signals  and  Interlocking. 

H.  M.  Stout,  Records  and  Accounts. 

W.  C.  Barrett,  Rules  and  Organization. 

A.  F.  Dorley,  Water  Service. 

A.  Montzheimer,  Yards  and  Terminals. 

O.  E.  Selby,  Iron  and  Steel  Structures. 

A.  S.  Going,  Economics  of  Railway  Location. 

C.  M.  Taylor,  Wood  Preservation. 

E.  B.  Katte,  Electricity. 

W.  D.  Faucette,  Uniform  General  Contract  Forms. 
L.  S.  Rose,  Economics  of  Railway  Operation. 
C.  E.  Johnston,  Economics  of  Railway  Labor. 

F.  E.  Morrow,  Shops  and  Locomotive  Terminals. 
F.  L.  C.  Bond,  representing  Canadian  practice. 

J.  M.  R.  Fairbairn,  representing  Canadian  practice. 

ELECTRICAL  SECTION 
Officers 

George  Gibbs Chairman 

E.  B.  Katte Vue-Chairman 

Committee  I 
Electricity 

^'^'^CentrafR^R^^^''''"™^"^'  ^^'""^  Engineer,  Electric  Traction,  New  York 

°-  J-^^''?™\^,r-  (Vice-chairman),  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago  Terminal  Improve- 

ments,  Illinois  Central  R.  R.  ^ 

H.  M.  Bassett  General  Office  Engineer,  New  York  Central  Lines 
R.  Beeuwkes,  Electrical  Engineer,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry 
K.  JJ.  Coombs,  Consulting  Engineer.  ' 

^- J-  Correll,  Division  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R 
J.  C.  Davidson,  Electrical  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry 
J.  v.  B.  Duer,  Electrical  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
G.  Eisenhauer,  Electrical  Engineer,  Erie  R.  R. 

?■  n'  ^°[^T,^''i'^.^"*-?^^^^^  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

t.  D.  Hall,  Electrical  Engineer,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R 

Geo   W.  Kittredge,  Chief  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R   R 

w  T  •  if  ^^^'  o '^"^^  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry 

W.L.  Morse,  Special  Assistant  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R   r' 

A.  E.  Owen,  Chief  Engineer,  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey 

Martin  Schreiber,  Chief  Engineer,  Public  Service  Ry.  of  New  Jersey. 

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E.  B.  Temple,  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 

W.  AI.  Vandersluis,  Engineer-Secretary,  Electrification  Commission,  Illinois 

Central  R.  R. 
L.  S.  Wells,  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Electricity,  Long  Island  R.  R. 
Sidney  Withington,  Electrical  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford 
R.  R. 

Committee  II 
Overhead  and  Third  Rail  Working  Conductors 

A.  S.  Baldwin,  (Chairman),  Vice-President,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
J.  H.  Davis,  Electrical  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

J.  E.  Cra\\-ford,  Chief  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

Committee  III 

Crossings  of  Power  and  Other  Service  Wires 

George  Gibbs  (Chairman),  Chief  Engineer,  Electric  Traction,  Long  Island 

R.  R. 
C.  L.  Bardo,  General  Manager,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

SIGNAL  SECTION 

Officers 

F.  B.  Wiegand Chairman 

C.  A.  Christofferson 1st  Vice-Chairman 

B.  T.  Anderson 2nd  Vice-Chairman 

H.  S.  Balliet Secretary 

Committee  on  Direction 

F.  B.  Wiegand  (Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines 

West. 
C    A.  Cliristofferson  (First  Vice-Chairman ^  Signal  Engineer,  Northern  Pacific 
Ry. 

B.  T.  Anderson  (Second  Vice-Cha-.rman),  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Delaware, 

Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 
W.  J.  Eck,  Signal  and  Electrical  Superintendent,  Southern  Ry.  System. 
F.  W.  Pfleging,  Signal  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
W.  Y.  Scott,  Signal  Engineer,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 
W.  M.  Vandersluis,  Engineer — Secretary,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
W.  E.  Boland,  Signal  Engineer,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 

C.  R.  Hodgdon,  Signal  Engineer,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

C.  J.  Kelloway,  Superintendent  of  Signals,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

J.  B.  Latimer,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  S:  Quincy  R.  R. 

W.  H.  Elliott,  Signal  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  East. 

C.  H.  Morrison,  Signal  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

J.  A.  Peabody,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

F.  P.  Patenall,  .Signal  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.  System. 

Committees  of  the  Committee  of  Direction 
Committee  on  Committees 

C.  A.  Christofferson  (Chairman).  J.  B.  Latimer. 

B.  T.  Anderson.  C.  H.  Morrison. 
W.  E.  Boland.                                           J.  A.  Peabody. 

C.  R.  Hodgdon.  W.  M.  Vandersluis. 

Committee  on  Meeting  Arrangements 

F.  B.  Wiegand  (Chairman).  C.  J.  Kelloway. 

W.  J.  Eck.  F.  P.  Patenall. 

W.  H.  Elliott.  W.  Y.  Scott. 

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Committee  on  Nominations 

A.  H.  McKeen.  H.  W.  Lewis. 

F.  P.  Patenall  R.  M.  Phinney. 

E.  E.  Worthing 

Committee  I 
Editing 

H.    S.    Balliet    (Chairman),    Assistant    Terminal    Manager,    Grand  Central 

Terminal. 
W.  J.  Eck,  Signal  and  Electrical  Superintendent,  Southern  Ry.  System. 
F.  P.  Patenall,  Signal  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.  System. 
F.  B.  Wiegand,  Signal  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  West. 

Committee  II 
Mechanical  Interlocking 

C.  J.  Kelloway  (Chairman"!,  Superintendent  of  Signals,  Atlantic  Coast  Line 

R.R. 
W.  N.  'Spangler  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Superintendent  Telegraph  and 

Signals,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
W.  F.  Zane  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington 

&  Quincy  R.  R. 
T.  S.  Adams,  Signal  Supervisor,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  East. 
Larsen  Brown,  Senior  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 

Fe  Ry.  System. 
W.  F.  Cook,  General  Mechanical  Inspector,  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 
Oswald  Frantzen,  Supervisor  Signals,   New  York,   New  Haven  &  Hartford 

R.  R. 
Wm.  Hiles,  Chief  Inspector  Signals,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St. 

Louis  Ry. 

F.  E.  Jacobs,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago  &  Western  Indiana  R.  R. 
H.  F.  Lomas,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

J.  W.  McClelland,  Signal  Supervisor,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 
E.  E.  Mack,  Supervisor  Signals,  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  R.  R. 
W.  B.  Morrison,  General  Mechanical  Inspector,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  & 
Western  R.  R. 

G.  S.  Pflasterer,  Signal  Engineer,  Nashville,  Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
E.  J.  -Relph,  Mechanical  Signal  Engineer,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

C.  Smith,  General  Signal  Inspector,  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco  Ry. 

Chas.  Stephens,  Signal  Engineer,  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  Ry. 

M.  E.  Sutherland,  Signal  Engineer,  Maine  Central  R.  R. 

R.  W.  Taylor,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

J.  I.  Vernon,  Signal  Supervisor,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

E.  L.  Waltz,  Signal  Supervisor,  Chicago  Great  Western  R.  R. 

Committee  III 
Power  Interlocking 

F.  W.  Pfleging  (Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

B.    J.    Schwendt  (Vice-Chairman),  Superintendent    Telegraph    and   Signals, 

Toledo  &  Ohio  Central  R.  R. 
W.   C.   Sibila  (Vice-Chairman),  Office  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R., 

Lines  West. 
F.  J.  Ackerman,  Signal  Engineer,  Kansas  City  Terminal  Ry. 

E.  T.  Ambach,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.,  Western 

Lines.  , 

F.  L  Ball,  Signal  Supervisor,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 
L.  E.  Carpenter,  Signal  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 

S.  J.  Dewey,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  & 
St.  Louis  Ry. 

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A.  B.  DuBray,  Senior  Signal  Engineer,  Interstate  Commerce  Commission. 

E.  N.  Fox,  Signal  Inspector,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

James  Fultz,  Signal  Supervisor,  Toledo,  St.  Louis  &  Western  R.  R. 

N.  S.  Lynch,  Signal  Supervisor,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

J.  W.  MacCormack,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Kansas  City  Terminal  Ry. 

W.  W.  Morrison,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Electrical  Division,  New  York 

Central  R.  R.,  Lines  East. 
J.  H.  Oppelt,  Signal  Supervisor,  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
T.  C.  Seifert,  Signal  Inspector,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
Walter  Tyler,  Supervisor  Signals,  Long  Island  R.  R. 
O.  R.  Unger,  General  Signal  Inspector,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
W.  R.  Young,  Signal  Engineer,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.,  Western  Lines. 
G.  A.  Ziehlke,  Supervisor  Signals,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

Committee  IV 
Direct  Current  Automatic  Block  Signaling 

C.  F.  Stoltz  (Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  & 

St.  Louis  Ry. 
R.  E.  Green  (Vice-Chairman),  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Michigan  Central 

R.  R. 
T.  A.  Jones,  (Vice-Chairman)  Inspector  of  Signals,  Pennsylvania  System. 

F.  H.  Bagley,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
M.  A.  Baird,  Signal  Engineer,  Erie  R.  R. 

F.  W.  Bender,  Signal  Engineer,  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 

E.  E.  Bradley,  Signal  and  Telegraph  Engineer,  Western  INIaryland  Ry. 

J.  H.  Butridge,  Chief  Signal  Inspector,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

W.  A.  Dawson,  Signal  Supervisor,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  West. 

G.  H.  Dryden,  Principal  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
T.  C.  Hansen,  Supervisor  Signals,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

C.  E.  Hartvig,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 

Ry. 
G.  A.  Kirley,  Signal  Engineer,  Boston  &  Albany  R.  R. 
W.  J.  Kocher,  General  Signal  Inspector,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 
H.  H.  Orr,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  R.  R. 
E.  B.  Pry,    Superintendent    Telegraph   and    Signals,    Southwestern    Region, 

Pennsylvania  Sj'stem. 

A.  Reilly,  General  Electrical  Inspector,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western 

R.  R. 

B.  H.  Richards,  General  Signal  Inspector,  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 

C.  Soper,  Signal  Supervisor,  Long  Island  R.  R. 

C.  G.  Stecher,  Signal  Instructor,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
R.  S.  Turner,  Signal  Supervisor,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
E.  P.  Weatherby,  Signal  Engineer,  Texas  &  Pacific  Ry. 

Committee  V 

Maintenance  Rules  and  Instructions 

G.    K.    Thomas  (Chairman),  Assistant  Signal    Engineer    Sj^stem,  Atchison, 
Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Ry.  System. 

E.  A.  Black  (Vice-Chairman),  Signal  Supervisor,  New  York  Central  R.  R., 

Lines  West. 
A.  Vallee  (Vice-Chairman),  Supervisor  Signals,  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 
R.  C.  BinghanT,  Signal  Inspector,  lUinois  Central  R.  R. 
O.  W.  Brandt,  Chief  Rules  Examiner,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
S.  F.  Cooper,  Signal  Supervisor,  Erie  R.  R. 
A.  Davies,  Signal  Supervisor,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
Caleb  Drake,  General  Signal  Inspector,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
A.  B.  DuBray,  Senior  Signal  Engineer,  Interstate  Commerce  Commission. 
C.   M.   Duffy,   Assistant  Signal   Engineer,   Chicago,   Rock  Island  &  Pacific 

Ry. 

F.  C.  Foster,  Signal  Supervisor,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

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H.  J.  Foale,  Signal  Engineer,  Wabash  Ry. 

A.  P.  Hix,  Signal  Engineer,  Terminal  R.  R.  Association  of  St.  Louis  and 

St.  Louis  Merchants  Bridge  Terminal  R.  R. 
T.  G.  Inwood,  Signal  Supervisor,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
J.  A.  Johnson,  Signal  Engineer,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Ry. 
Arthur   Kelly,    Supervisor   Signals,    Cleveland,    Cincinnati,    Chicago    &    St. 

Louis  Ry. 
F.  A.  Selke,  Signal  Supervisor,  Chicago,  IndianapoHs  &  Louisville  Ry. 

A.  W.  Stewart,  Supervisor  Signals,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

F.  A.  Tegeler,  Signal  Supervisor,  Chicago,,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
I.  A.  Uhr,  Signal  Engineer,  St.  Louis — San  Francisco  Ry. 

E.  Winans,  Signal  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

Committee  VI 
Standard  Designs 

F.  P.  Patenall  (Chairman) ,  Signal  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.  System . 

E.  K.  Post  (Vice-Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
C.  A.  Cliristofferson,  Signal  Engineer,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

W.  A.  Hanert,  Draftsman,  New  York  Central  Lines. 

C.  J.  Kelloway,  Superintendent  of  Signals,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

B.  H.  Mann,  Signal  Engineer,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

J.  C.  Mock,  Signal  and  Electrical  Engineer,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

C.  H.  Morrison,  Signal  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

F.  W.  Pfleging,  Signal  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

M.  E.  Smith,  Signal  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 
T.  S.  Stevens,  Signal  Engineer  System,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
System. 

Committee  VII 
Direct  Current  Relays 

E.  G.  Stradling  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Chicago, 

Indianapolis  &  Louisville  Ry. 
C.   D.  Cronk  (Vice-Chairman),  Chief  Signal  Inspector,  New  York  Central 

R.  R.,  Lines  West. 
W.  S.  Adams,  Relay  Inspector,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  East. 
C.  M.  Acker,  Signal  Supervisor,  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 
E.  T.  Ambach,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.,  Western 

Lines. 

B.  H.  Ayers,  General  Foreman,  Signal  Repair  Shop,  Louisville  &  Nashville 

R.  R. 
E.  F.  Champlin,  Signal  Supervisor,  Erie  R.  R. 
J.  J.  Corcoran,  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  East. 
A.  R.  Fugina,  Signal  Engineer,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
H.  W.  Lewis,  Signal  Engineer,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 
H.  C.  Price,  Regional  Signal  Supervisor,  Erie  R.  R. 

C.  F.  Smith,  Chief  Inspector,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

~  J.  E.  Steward,  Signal  Inspector,  Pennsylvania  System. 
C.  F.  Stoltz,  Signal  Engineer,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis 

Ry. 
L.  C.  Walters,  Signal  and  Electrical  Engineer,  Southern  Ry.,  Lines  West. 
W.  B.  Weatherbee,  General  Electrical  Inspector,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  & 

Western  R.  R. 

E.  G.  Wesson,  Office  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 

Committee  Vm 

Alternating  Current  Automatic  Block  Signaling 

C.  H.  Morrison  (Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hart- 
ford R.  R. 
H.  G.  Morgan  (Vice-Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  lUinois  Central  R.  R. 

F.  J.  Ackerman,  Signal  Engineer,  Kansas  City  Terminal  Ry. 

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B.  T.  Anderson,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western 

R.  R. 
\V.  F.  FoUett,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford 
R.  R. 

C.  E.  Goings,  Signal  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 

E.  C.  Grant,  Supervisor  Signals,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
J.  P.  MuUer,  Signal  Supervisor,  Southern  Ry. 

R.  M.  Phinnev,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
L.  W.  Smith,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 

F.  C.  Stuart,  Signal  Engineer,  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern  Ry. 

G.  K.    Thomas,    Assistant   Signal   Engineer   System,   Atchison,    Topeka   & 

Santa  Fe  Ry.  System. 
W.  M.  Vandersliiis,  Secretary,  Electrification  Commission,  Chicago  Terminals. 
L.  F.  Vieillard,  Electric  Signal  Inspector,  Long  Island  R.  R. 

F.  E.  Wass,  Signal  Supervisor,  Grand  Central  Terminal. 

Edgar  Winans,  Signal  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  vSanta  Fe  Ry. 
Leroy  Wyant,  Principal  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 
Pacific  Ry. 

Committee  IX 
Wires  and  Cables 

H»  K.  Lowry  (Chairman) ,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 
Rv. 

B.  F.  Oler  (Vice-Chairman),  Inspector  of  Signals, Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania 

System. 

G.  W.  Chappell,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hart- 

ford R.  R. 

C.  A.  Dunham,  Signal  Engineer,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
G.  A.  Kirley,  Signal  Engineer,  Boston  &  Albany  R.  R. 
John  Leisenring,  Signal  Engineer,  Illinois  Traction  System. 

J.  C.  Mock,  Signal  and  Electrical  Engineer,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

D.  W.  Richards,  Signal  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

M.  E.  Smith,  Signal  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 
T.  S.  Stevens,  Signal  Engineer  System,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
System. 

Committee  X 

Signaling  Practice 

W.  J.  Eck  (Chairman),  Signal  and  Electrical  Superintendent,  Southern  Ry. 

System. 
W.  M.  Vandersluis  (Vice-Chairman),  Secretary,  Electrification  Commission, 

Chicago  Terminals. 
W..  E.  Boland,  Signal  Engineer,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 
A.  M.  Burt,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
C.  A.  Christoflferson,  Signal  Engineer,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
C.  E.  Denney,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager,, New  York,  Chicago  & 

St.  Louis  R.  R. 
C.  A.  Dunham,  .Signal  Engineer,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
W.  H.  Elliott,  Signal  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  East. 
J.  V.  Hanna,  Chief  Engineer,  Kansas  City  Terminal  Ry. 
C.  J.  Kelloway,  Superintendent  of  Signals,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
H.  K.  Lowry,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  C.  Mock, "Signal  and  Electrical  Engineer,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 
F.  P.  Patenall,  Signal  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.  System. 
J.  A.  Peabody,  Signal  lingineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
F.  W.  Pfleging,  Signal  lingineer.  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
A.  H.  Rudd,  Chief  Signal  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
T.  S.  Stevens,  Signal  Engineer  System,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fc  Ry. 

System. 

E.  G.  Stradling,  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Chicago,  Indianapolis 

&  Louisville  Rv.  > 

F.  B.  Wiegand,  Signal  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  West. 

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Committee  XI 

Batteries 

A.  B.  Himes  (Chairman),  Assistant  Engineer  Signals,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

A.  H.  McKeen  (Vice-Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  System. 

R.  F.  Annear,  Signal  Supervisor,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

J.  G.  Bartell,  Supervisor  Signals,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 

H.  Hobson,  Signal  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

T.  F.  Jacobs,  Supervisor  of  Signals,  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 

T.  L.  Johnson,  Signal  Supervisor,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 

E.  W.  Kolb,  Signal  Engineer,  Buffalo,  Rochester  &  Pittsburgh  Ry. 
H.  G.  Morgan,  Signal  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

S.  U.  Rhymer,  Superintendent  of  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Chicago  &  Alton 
R.  R. 

F.  C.  Timmons,  Signal  Supervisor,  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 

E.  L.  Watson,  Inspector  Signals,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
A.  H.  Yocum,  Signal  Engineer,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 

Committee  XII 
Contracts 

G.  E.  Beck  (Chairman),  Assistant  Valuation  Engineer,  New  York  Central 

R.  R. 
H.  F.  Hoag,  Signal  Engineer,  Kansas  City  Southern  Ry. 
T.  B.  Latimer,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
J.  C.  Mock,  Signal  and  Electrical  Engineer,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 
J.  A.  Peabody,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
J.  M.  Waldron,  Signal  Engineer,  Interborough  Rapid  Transit  System. 


Committee  XIII 
Electrical  Testing 

P.  M.  Gault  (Chairman),  Office  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
J.  S.  Gensheimer  (Vice-Chairman),  Signal  Inspector,  Central  Region,  Penn- 
sylvania System. 
Harrv  Combs,  Supervisor  of  Signals,  Lake  Erie  &  Western  R.  R. 
Caleb  Drake,  General  Signal  Inspector,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
C.  E.  Earhart,  Signal  Engineer,  Alabama  &  Vicksburg  Ry. 
Thos.  Holt,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago  Union  Station  Co. 

E.  E.  Ireland,  Signal  Inspector,  Chicago,  Indianapohs  &  Louisville  Ry. 
Malcolm  Mclntyre,  Signal  Supervisor,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

F.  D.  Morehart,  Signal  Draftsman,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 

T.  J.  O'Meara,  Construction  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  Fast. 

G.  H.  Person,  Signal  Supervisor,  Buffalo,  Rochester  &  Pittsburgh  Ry. 

C.  O.  Seifert,  Signal  Supervisor,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Chicago  Terminal  R.  R. 
L.  L.  Whitcomb,  Signal  Supervisor,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  West. 
E.  B.  Smith,  Signal  Supervisor,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  East. 


Committee  XIV 
Lightning  Protection 

A.  H.  McKeen  (Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  System. 

B.  F.  Dickinson  (Vice-Chairman),  Supervisor  Signals,  Eastern  Region,  Penn- 

sylvania System. 
G.  R.  Cowherd,  Signal  Engineer,  El  Paso  &  Southwestern  R.  R. 
L.  D.  Dickinson,  Office  Engineer,  Signal  Department,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
E.  D.  Dumas,  Signal  Supervisor,  Galveston,  Harrisburg  &  San  Antonio  Ry. 
E.  G.  Hawkins,  Corporate  Engineer  of  Signals,  New  York  Central  Lines. 

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L.  C.  Heilman,  Office  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

K.  A.  Hinton,  Supervisor  vSignals,  Cincinnati.  Indianapolis  &  Western  R.  R. 

H.  L.  Kilian,  Signal  Supervisor,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  West. 

W.  K.  Saunders,  Supervisor  Signals,  Richmond,  Fredericksburg  &  Potomac 

R.  R. 
T.  W.  Scott,  Signal  Supervisor,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
W.  H.  Stillwell,  Signal  Supervisor,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 


Committee  XV 
Valuation 

J.  M.  Carley  (Chairman),  Signal  Estimator,  Valuation  Department,  Boston  & 
Albany  R.  R. 

C.  Homewood  (Vice-Chairman),  Supervisor  of  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Pennsyl- 
vania System,  Valuation  Department. 

E.  T.  Ambach,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.,  Western 
Lines. 

B.  T.  Anderson,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western 

R.  R. 
R.  B.  Arnold,  Assistant  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Rv. 
G.  E.  Beck,  Assistant  Valuation  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
P.  M.  Gault,  Office  Engineer,  lUinois  Central  R.  R. 

C.  O.    Glenwright,  Signal    Pilot    Engineer,  Valuation    Department,  Central 

Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
W.  J.  Kocher,  General  Supervisor  Signals,  Lehigh  Vallev  R.  R. 
G.  W.  Kydd,  Signal  Pilot  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
S.  W.  Law,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  W.  MacCormack,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Kansas  City  Terminal  Ry. 
J.  P.  Robinson,  Assistant  Engineer,  Southern  Pacific  Lines. 
C.  H.  Wiegand,  Supervisor  Signals,  Atlantic  Coast  Lifte  R.  R. 
J.  P.  Zalinen,  Assistant  Supervisor  Signals,  Chicago,  Rock  Isiland  &  Pacific 

Ry. 

Committee  XVI 
Oils 

I.  S.  Raymcr  (Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  Pittsburgh  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 
E.  B.  Smith  (Vice-Chairman) ,  Signal  Supervisor,  New  York  Central  R.  R., 

Lines  East. 
C.  H.  Burnette,  Assistant  Engineer,  Monongahela  Rv. 

C.  F.  Jones,  Signal  Supervisor,  Southern  Ry.,  Lines  West. 

L.  E.  Kinch,  Signal  Inspector,  Central  Region,  Pennsylvania  Sj'stem. 
B.  F.  Oler,  Inspector  of  Signals,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 

D.  S.  Rice,  Supervisor  of  Signals,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 

B.  H.  Richards,  General  Signal  Inspector,  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 

W.  S.  Storms,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Erie  R_R. 

Guy  Toft,  Supervisor  Signals,  Pennsylvania  System,  Eastern  Region. 


Committee  XVII 
Pole  Lines 

John  Lcisenring  Chairman,  vSignal  Engineer,  lUinois  Traction  Co. 

C.  W.  Hixon  (Vice-Chairman),  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Penn- 
sylvania System,  Northwestern  Region. 

G.  H.  Dryden,  Principal  Assistant  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

C.  H.  Morrison,  vSignal  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

E.  G.  Stradling,  Suijerintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Chicago,  Indianapolis 
&  Louisville  Ry. 

Ci.  W.  Trout,  Superintendent  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Pcre  Marquette  Ry. 

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Committee  XVIII 
Direct  Current  Track  Circuits 

A.  R.  Fugina  (Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

R.  M.  Phinney  (Vice-Chairman) ,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North 
Western  Ry. 

B.  T.  Anderson,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western 

R.  R. 
H.  H.  Appleton,  Supervisor  of  Telegraph  and  Signals,  Pennsylvania  System. 
F.  W.  Bender,  Signal  Engineer,  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 
D wight  Byers,  Signal  Inspector,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  West. 
E.  B.  DeMeritt,  Signal  Engineer,  Central  of  Georgia  Ry. 
R.  E.  Green,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Michigan  Central  R.  R. 
H.  G.  Morgan,  Signal  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

D.  S.  Rice,  Supervisor  of  Signals,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 
W.  S.  Storms,  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Erie  R.  R. 

T.  B.  Weigel,  General  Signal  Inspector,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

L.  S.  Werthmuller,  Supervisor  Signals,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

Leroy  Wyant,  Principal  Assistant  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 

Pacific  Ry. 
A.  J.  Yarrell,  Signal  Inspector,  Chicago,  Indianapolis  &  Louisville  Ry. 

Committee  XIX 
Electric  Railway  Signaling 

R.  C.  Johnson  (Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  Brooklyn  Rapid  Transit  System. 

P.  J.  Landers,  Superintendent,  Indianapolis  Union  Ry. 

John  Leisenring,  Signal  Engineer,  Illinois  Traction  Co. 

M.  B.  Rosevear,  Superintendent  of  Distribution,  PubUc  Service  Ry.  Co.  (New 

Jersey) . 
A.  O.  Smith,  Supervisor  of  Signals,  Philadelphia  Rapid  Transit  Co. 
J.  M.  Waldron,  Signal  Engineer,  Interborough  Rapid  Transit  System. 

E.  M.  Weaver,  Engineer,  Maintenance  of  Way,  Long  Island  R.  R. 

Committee  XX 
Highway  Crossing  Protection 

J.  B.  Latimer  (Chairman),  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy 
R.  R. 

C.  J.  Kelloway  (Vice-Chairman),  Superintendent  of  Signals,  Atlantic  Coast 

Line  R,  R. 
C.  A.  Christofferson,  Signal  Engineer,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
W.  J.  Eck,  Signal  and  Electrical  Superintendent,  Southern  Ry.  System. 
A.  R.  Fugina,  Signal  Engineer,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
A.  H.  McKeen,  Signal  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  System. 
C.  H.  Morrison,  Signal  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 
J.  A.  Peabody,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
E.  K.  Post,  Signal  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
W.  Y.  Scott,  Signal  Engineer,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 
T.  S.  Stevens,  Signal  Engineer  System,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

System. 


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DIVISION  V-MECHANICAL 


DIVISION  V— MECHANICAL 

The  Mechanical  Division  was  organized  on  February  17,  1919,  and  is  a 
consoHdation  of  the  former  Master  Car  Builders'  Association  and  the  American 
Railway  Master  Mechanics'  Association.  The  duty  of  the  Division  is  to  con- 
sider and  report  upon  methods  of  construction,  maintenance  and  service  of 
the  rolling  stock  of  railroads. 

The  Master  Car  Builders'  Association  was  organized  on  September  18, 
1867,  and  reorganized  in  1882,  and  its  objects  were  the  advancement  of  knowl- 
edge concerning  the  construction,  maintenance  and  service  of  railroad  cars  and 
the  parts  thereof,  by  investigation  through  committees  and  discussions  in 
convention;  to  provide  an  organization  through  which  the  members  and  the 
companies  they  represented  might  agree  upon  such  joint  action  as  was  required 
to  bring  about  uniformity  and  interchangeability  in  the  parts  of  railroad  cars, 
to  improve  their  construction  and  to  adjust  the  mutual  interests  growing  out 
of  their  interchange  and  repair. 

The  American  Railway  Master  Mechanics'  Association  was  organized  on 
September  30,  1868,  and  its  objects  were  the  advancement  of  knowledge 
concerning  the  principles  of  construction,  repair  and  service  of  the  rolling 
stock  of  the  railroads  by  discussion  in  common,  the  exchange  of  information, 
investigations  and  reports  of  the  experience  of  its  members,  and  to  provide  an 
organization  through  which  the  members  might  agree  upon  such  joint  action 
as  might  be  required  to  give  the  greatest  efficiency  to  the  equipment  of  the 
railroads. 

Before  the  Master  Car  Builders'  Association  was  organized  cars  were 
confined  to  the  railroads  owning  them.  The  inconvenience  of  trans-shipping 
freight  carried  long  distances  soon  made  it  necessary  to  run  cars  over  more 
than  one  railroad  and  as  the  demand  for  carrying  freight  further  without 
breaking  bulk  increased,  some  improvement  was  necessary  in  order  to  carry 
it  to  destination  without  transferring  and  as  rapidly  as  possible.  It  was  soon 
found  that  difficulties  were  constantly  occurring  in  regard  to  repairs  of  the 
cars  and  that  they  were  often  delayed  when  away  from  home  by  not  having 
the  right  kind  of  materials  on  hand  to  replace  broken  parts.  As  a  result 
of  the  effort  of  the  Master  Car  Builders'  Association,  proper  rules  and  regula- 
tions were  established  for  the  free  interchange  of  equipment. 

Investigations  and  tests  of  practically  every  part  of  freight  cars  were  car- 
ried on  to  supply  equipment  of  the  necessary  strength  and  design  to  meet  the 
varying  requirements  of  the  traffic  of  the  country. 

The  question  of  uniformity  in  the  construction  of  cars  whereby  the  parts 
of  cars  used  by  one  railroad  may  be  used  in  repairs  of  the  cars  of  any  other 
road  was  constantly  before  the  Master  Car  Builders'  Association. 

As  indication  of  what  was  accomplished  in  this  direction  the  following 
comparison  of  parts  necessary  to  keep  on  hand  for  repairs  at  the  date  of 
reorganization  (1882)  and  1921  is  cited: 

1882     1921 

Axles  different  kinds 56  5 

Journal  boxes        "  " 58  5 

Couplers  "  "     26  1* 

Brake  shoes  "  "     20  1 

Brake  heads  "  "     27  1 

The  parts  enumerated  above  are  only  a  few  of  those  used  in  the  repairs 
of  cars,  but  if  they  were  all  named,  it  would  increase  the  list  to  enormous 
proportions. 

*  The  Association  in  1916,  adopted  the  type  "D"  coupler  and  withdrew  the  former 
M.  C.  B.  automatic  couplers  Standard  of  the  Association;  the  type  "  D  "  coupler  to  be  used 
in  all  new  equipment  and  permissible  in  all  replacements  account  of  coupler  failures.  The 
former  Standard  M.  C.  B.  automatic  coupler  is  to  be  used,  however,  until  worn  out  or 
defective. 


Among  the  more  important  developments  made  by  the  Association  may- 
be mentioned  the  adoption  in  1887,  of  the  automatic  coupler  for  cars,  which 
eliminated  the  link  and  pin  coupler  and  the  necessity  for  going  between  cars 
to  couple  cars  together.  At  the  present  time  the  automatic  coupler  is  the 
universal  standard  of  all  railroads  in  the  country. 

Another  important  development  was  the  adoption  in  1888,  of  the  auto- 
matic air  brake  as  the  standard  of  the  Association.  Today  practically  every 
car  in  the  country  is  equipped  with  this  device.  Following  its  adoption  a 
code  of  instructions  for  the  proper  operation  of  the  air  brake  was  prepared. 
Through  the  activities  of  the  Master  Car  Builders'  Association,  standards 
for  different  parts  of  cars  were  adopted  as  follows: 

Adjusting  height  of  couplers. 

Air  and  Steam  connections  for  passenger  cars. 

Air  brake  and  train  air  signal  instructions. 

Air  brake  and  train  line  air  signal  hose. 

Air  brake  appliances. 

Air  brake  defect  card. 

Air  brake  hose,  cement  for  mounting,  specifications  for. 

Air  brake  hose  coupling  and  gaskets. 

Air  brake  hose  gasket,  specifications  for. 

Air  brake  hose  label.  « 

Air  brake  hose,  location  of  label  on. 

Air  brakes,  cleaning  of. 

Air  brake  freight  car,  annual  repairs  to. 

Air  brakes,  general  arrangements  and  details. 

Air  brake,  tests. 

Arch  bars,  column  and  journal  box  bolts. 

Automatic  couplers. 

Axles. 

Bolt  heads  and  nuts. 

Brake  beams. 

Brake  beams,  gauges  for. 

Brake  chains. 

Brake  heads  and  shoes. 

Brake  heads  and  shoes,  gauges  for. 

Car  doors  and  fixtures. 

Car  sills,  uniformity  for  section  of. 

Cars,  lettering  and  marking  of. 

Cars,  outside  framed,  lining  for. 

Cars,  tank,  specifications  for. 

Center  plates. 

Center  sills,  spacing  between. 

Center  sills,  splicing  of,  both  wood  and  steel. 

Clearances,  side  for  couplers. 

Contour  line  and  limit  gauges  for  couplers. 

Coupler  front  and  back  stops. 

Coupler  guard  arm. 

Coupler  head. 

Coupler  head,  temporarj'  standard. 

Coupler  key  slot. 

Coupler  knuckle. 

Coupler  knuckle  lock  lift. 

Coupler  knuckle  pivot  pin. 

Coupler  knuckle  pivot  testing  machine. 

Coupler  knuckle  throw. 

Coupler  lock  seat. 

Coupler  shank. 

Coupler  side  clearance. 

Coupler,  spacing  between  center  sills  for. 

Coupler,  spacing  between  horn  and  buffer  beam. 

Coupler,  striking  horn. 

Coupler,  type  "D". 

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Coupler  yoke  rivets. 

Coupler  yokes. 

Couplers,  gauges  for. 

Draft  gear  followers. 

Drop  test  machine. 

Dust  guard  for  journal  boxes. 

End  for  hopper  door  operating  shaft. 

Express  cars,  marking  of. 

Flooring,  siding,  lining  and  roofing. 

Journal  boxes. 

Journal  bearings. 

Journal  wedges. 

Journal  bearing  gauges. 

Journal  wedge  gauges. 

Lamp  socket  for  signal  lamp. 

Passenger  car  journal  boxes. 

Passenger  car  journal  bearings. 

Passenger  car  journal  wedges. 

Passenger  car  pedestals. 

Pipe  unions. 

Rack  for  testing  triple  valves. 

Rack  for  testing  triple  valve,  instructions  for  operation  of. 

Safety  appliances  for  freight  and  passenger  cars. 

Screw  threads. 

Specifications  were  formulated  and  adopted  as  follows: 
Air  brake  and  train  air  signal  hose. 
Air  hose  gaskets. 
Automatic  couplers. 
Bars,  carbon  steel  for  springs. 
Bolts  and  nuts. 
Brake  beams. 
Brake  shoes. 

Carbon  steel  bars  for  railway  springs. 
Cement  for  mounting  air  brake  hose. 
Chain. 

Couplers,  type  "D". 

Coupler  knuckle  pivot  pins,  heat  treated. 
Electric  train  lighting,  certain  details  for. 
Elliptical  springs. 
Galvanized  sheets. 
Helical  springs. 
Lined  journal  bearings. 
Rivet  steel  and  rivets. 
Steam  heat  hose  for  passenger  cars. 
Structural  steel,  steel  plate  and  steel  sheets  for  passenger  and 

freight  equipment  cars. 
Tank  cars. 
Welded  pipe. 
Wrought  steel  wheels. 
Springs  and  spring  caps  for  freight  cars. 
Stop,  front  and  back  for  couplers. 
Thickness  for  steel  tires. 

Terms  and  gauging  points  for  wheels  and  track. 
Tires,  steel,  minimum  thickness  for. 
Wheel  check  gauge. 
Wheel  circumference  measure  for  cast  iron,  cast  steel  and  wrought 

steel  wheels. 
Wheel  defect  gauge. 

Wheel  flange  thickness  gauges  for  new  wheels. 
Wheel  rotundity  gauge  for  wrought  steel  wheels. 
Wheel  tread  and  flange  for,  form  of. 
Wheel,  tread  and  flange  for  steel  and  steel  tired  wheels. 

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Wheels,  car,  distance  between  backs  of  flanges. 

Wheels,  second-hand,  limit  gauge  for  inspecting  for  remounting. 

Wheels,  solid  wrought  steel,  specifications  governing  dimensions 

and  tolerances. 
Wheels,  steel  and  steel  tired,  diameter  of. 
Wheels,  steel,  gauge  for  measuring  thickness  of  rim. 
\Vheels,  wrought  steel,  plane  gauge  for. 

In  addition  to  the  foregoing  standards,  certain  recommended  practices 
have  been  adopted  for  investigation  and  trial  with  the  expectation  that  they, 
or  some  modification  thereof,  would  finally  be  adopted  as  standard  and  become 
the  uniform  practice  of  the  railroads.  These  recommended  practices  are  as 
follows : 

Apparatus  for  testing  insulation. 

Boards,  placard,  for  house  cars. 

Bolsters,  truck,  cast  steel,  designs  of. 

Bolsters,  truck,  pressed  steel,  designs  of. 

Bolsters,  truck,  cast  and  pressed  steel,  gauges  for. 

Box  car  ends,  design  and  "strength. 

Box  car  end  door  fixtures. 

Box  car  outside  hung  side  doors  for  new  cars,  specifications  for. 

Box  car,  framing  for. 

Box  car,  inside  dimensions  of. 

Brake  gear,  high  speed  foundation  for  passenger  service  cars. 

Brakes,  clasp. 

Branding  steel  wheels. 

Car  inspectors,  rules  for  the  examining  of. 

Cars,  classification  of. 

Cars,  freight  and  passenger,  definitions  and  designating  letters  of. 

Cars,  height  and  width  of. 

Cast  iron  wheels. 

Center  sills. 

Chains,  check. 

Chains,  platform  safety. 

Chains,  safety. 

Collection  of  salt  water  drippings. 

Corners  for  doors,  door  jambs  and  all  other  inside  exposed  corners 

of  stock  cars. 
Coupling  gauge  for  air  brake  hose. 
Coupling,  steam  hose. 

Dimensions,  limiting,  for  pedestal  jaw  for  cast  steel  truck  sides. 
Electric  train  lighting,  specifications  for. 
Floors,  refrigerator  cars,  height  of. 
Ice  tanks,  refrigerator  cars. 
Insulation,  methods  and  apparatus  for  testing. 
Limit  gauges  for  round  iron. 
Longitudinal  spacing  of  temporary  stake  pockets. 
Mounting  tires. 
Mounting  wheels. 
Permanent  stake  pockets. 
Rivet  steel,  shearing  values  of. 
Specifications  and  tests  for  pressed  steel  truck  bolsters. 

Specifications  for: 

Black  paint. 

Boiled  linseed  oil. 

Box  car  outside  hung  doors. 

Cast  iron  wheels. 

Cast  steel  truck  l)olsters. 

Electric  train  lighting. 

Helical  springs. 

Insulation  paper  for  refrigerator  cars. 

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Iron  axles. 

Japan  drier. 

Journal  bearings  for  passenger  and  freight  cars. 

Lumber. 

Malleable  castings. 

Miscellaneous  steel  castings. 

Oxide  of  iron  paste. 

Raw  linseed  oil. 

Red  lead. 

Refined  wrought  iron  bars. 

Turpentine. 

White  lead  for  lettering. 

Tire  fastenings  for  steel-tired  wheels. 

Uncoupling  arrangement  for  M.  C.  B.  couplers. 

Retaining  valves  for  air  brakes. 

Interchange  Rules 

The  Master  Car  Builders'  Association  reahzed  that  the  railroad  car  was 
simply  a  vehicle  of  transportation,  no  matter  by  what  railroad  it  was  owned 
and  that  the  railroad  car  was  subject  to  very  severe  handhng  m_  trams  and 
that  certain  defects  naturally  developed  which  must  be  kept  m  repair.  To  take 
care  of  this  condition  the  Association  formulated  rules  for  the  interchange  of 
traffic  in-so-far  as  they  relate  to  the  physical  condition  of  the  car,  so  that  the 
traffic  itself  might  not  be  delayed.  These  rules  were  made  effective  through 
agreement  of  the  railroads  owning  the  cars  and  provided  prompt  interchange 
of  traffic  between  raikoads  with  a  minimum  of  delay  due  to  the  defective 
condition  of  the  car. 

The  objects  of  the  Rules  of  Interchange  were: 

1.  To  estabUsh  rules  which  would  uniformly  permit  that  the  prompt 
interchange  of  traffic  between  the  various  railroads  without  undue  delay  to 
the  shipment  on  the  car,  which  might  be  brought  about  by  a  difference  of 
opinion  between  the  receiving  and  delivering  line  as  to  responsibihty  for  the 
physical  condition  of  the  car  or  the  method  of  loading  on  open  top  cars. 

2.  To  provide  uniform  rules  for  the  determining  of  responsibihty  for 
damage  to  the  cars. 

3  To  provide  through  allowances,  as  given  in  the  rules,  prices  to  be 
charged  for  materials,  detail  times  for  completing  the  various  items  of  repairs 
and  a  uniform  labor  rate  per  hour  for  same. 

4.  Uniformity  in  compiling  charges  as  between  car  owners  for  the  main- 
tenance of  the  equipment  of  the  country. 

5.  Fixed  allowances  to  enable  car  owners  to  properly  check  bills  for  car 
repairs  made  against  them  by  other  handhng  companies. 

6.  To  provide  methods  for  reimbursing  car  owners  for  the  destruction 
or  damage  to  their  cars  by  other  handhng  companies. 

7  The  compulsory  use  by  car  owners  of  detail  standards  of  construction 
as  brought  about  through  the  operation  of  these  rules,  so  that  when  the  Asso- 
ciation felt  that  certain  standards  of  construction  were  necessars^  for  the  sate 
operation  of  cars,  cars  will  not  be  permitted  to  be  interchanged  without  the 
use  of  said  standards. 

In  1887,  an  Arbitration  Committee  was  established  for  the  settling  of 
disputes  arising  under  the  Rules  of  Interchange  between  members  of  the  Asso- 
ciation in  reference  to  a  correct  understanding  of  the  rules  with  respect  to  car 
maintenance  and  also  as  to  the  correctness  of  charges.  Up  to  the  time  of  the 
amalgamation  with  the  American  Railway  Association,  1155  cases  were  arbi- 
trated by  this  Committee,  and  in  addition,  a  great  number  of  interpretations 
of  the  rules  were  rendered. 

Loading  Rules 

The  Association  prepared  and  promulgated  rules  for  the  loading  of  ma- 
terials on  open  cars,  thereby  preventing  the  shifting  of  loads  m  transit  and  the 

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consequent  accidents  therefrom.  These  loading  rules  were  made  effective 
through  the  Rules  of  Interchange  providing  that  no  car  would  be  accepted  in 
interchange  unless  loaded  in  accordance  with  the  Standard  Loading  Rules 
of  the  Association. 

Safety  Appliances 

The  Association,  early  in  its  history,  adopted  safety  appliances  for  cars 
which  were  afterwards  approved  by  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission 
and  made  compulsory  on  all  railroad  cars. 

Tank  Car  Specifications 

The  Association,  working  in  conjunction  with  the  Bureau  of  Explosives, 
developed  a  series  of  specifications  for  the  construction  and  operation  of  tank 
cars.  The  first  specifications  were  prepared  in  1903,  and  were  principally  for 
wooden  underframe  cars  having  tanks  tested  to  but  40  lbs.  per  square  inch, 
and  therefore,  under  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  Regulations  could 
not  be  used  for  the  transportation  of  inflammable  liquids  with  flash  points 
below  20  degrees  F. 

The  next  step  was  the  development  of  a  tank  car  for  the  handling  of 
volatile  inflammable  products,  to  withstand  a  test  of  75  lbs.  per  square  inch. 
The  Association  then  developed  specifications  for  tank  cars  for  the  transporta- 
tion of  such  liquids  as  chlorine  and  sulphur  dioxide  to  withstand  a  test  of  300 
lbs.  per  square  inch.  Tests  of  these  tanks  and  their  safety  valves  must  be 
certified  to  the  Bureau  of  Explosives  before  they  are  permitted  to  be  used  in 
service. 

The  Tank  Car  Specifications  are  made  effective  through  the  Rules  of 
Interchange  which  provide  that  tank  cars  will  not  be  accepted  in  interchange 
unless  they  compl}^  with  the  specifications  of  the  Association. 

Since  the  organization  of  the  American  Railway  Master  Mechanics' 
Association,  a  valuable  fund  of  information  pertaining  to  the  construction, 
repair  and  service  of  railway  rolling  stock  has  been  accumulated.  _  The  Asso- 
ciation, through  its  committees,  has  placed  before  the  Mechanical  Officers 
of  the  railways  complete  and  up-to-date  reports  on  all  new  devices  and 
practices.  As  a  result  of  these  committee  reports  and  investigations,  standards 
for  different  parts  of  locomotives  have  been  adopted  by  the  Association,  as 
follows : 

Axles  for  locomotive  tenders. 

Bolt-heads. 

Cast  iron  wheels. 

Castle  nuts. 

Checking  formulae  for  main  and  side  rods. 

Circumference  measure  for  wheel. 

Cotter  pins. 

Coupler  contour. 

Decimal  gauge. 

Dimensions  and  threads  of  wrought  iron  pipe. 

Distance  between  back  of   flanges  of  steel-tired   engine,   truck, 
driver  or  tender  wheels. 

Driving  wheel  centers. 

Fittings  for  lubricators. 

Flange  for  cast  iron  wheels. 

Gauge,  limit,  for  round  iron. 

Maximum  and  minimum  flange  thickness  gauge. 

Sheet  metal  gauge. 

Wheel  defect  and  worn  coupler  limit  gauge. 

Master  gauge  for  turning  wheel  centers  and  boring  tires. 

Rules  for  the  inspection  and  testing  of  locomotive  boilers. 

Journal  boxes. 

Journal  bearings. 

Journal  wedges. 

Journal  bearing  gauges. 

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Journal  wedge  gauges. 

Location  of  cotter  pin  holes  in  projecting  bolt  ends. 

Method  of  conducting  efficienc}^  tests  of  locomotives. 

Minimum  thickness  for  steel  tires. 

Mounting  pressures  for  wheels. 

Nuts. 

Packing  rings. 

Pipe  unions. 

Plane  gauge  for  solid  steel  wheels. 

Rotundity  gauge  for  solid  steel  engine  and  truck  wheels. 

Rules  and  instructions  for  inspection  and  testing  of  Locomotives 

and  Tenders. 
Safety  appliances. 

Safety  valves,  size  of,  specifications  for  determining. 
Screw  threads. 

Shrinkage  allowance  for  driving  wheel  tires. 
Spokes,  size  of. 

Steam  chests,  specifications  for. 
Section  of  tire. 
Sizes  of  tires. 

Tread  for  cast  iron  wheels. 
Valve  bushings,  specifications  for. 
Worn  and  distorted  coupler  contour  gauge. 

Specifications  for: 

Axles,  annealed  and  unannealed. 

Axles,  steel,  for  locomotive  tenders. 

Axles,  quenched  and  tempered  carbon  steel. 

Boiler  and  fire-box  steel. 

Steel  castings. 

Cast  iron  cylinders  and  cylinder  parts. 

Carbon  steel  forgings,  quenched  and  tempered. 

Carbon  steel  forgings,  blooms,  billets  and  slabs. 

Quenched  and  tempered  alloy  steel  forgings. 

Quenched  and  tempered  carbon  steel  forgings. 

Superheater  castings. 

Superheater  pipes. 

Tubes,  arch  and  boiler. 

Wheels,  cast  iron. 

Wheels,  solid  wrought  carbon  steel. 

In  addition  to  the  above  standards,  certain  forms  of  recommended  practice 
have  been  submitted  to  the  members  for  investigation  and  trial,  with  the 
expectation  that  they,  or  some  modification  thereof,  will  finally  be  adopted  as 
standard,  as  follows: 

Air-brake  and  train  air-signal  instructions. 

Apprentices,  basic  principles  relating  to  handling  of. 

Boiler  washing,  rules  for. 

Brakes  on  engines  and  tenders  handled  dead  in  trains  in  inter- 
change, operation  of. 

Branding  solid  steel  wheels  and  details  of  letters  and  figures. 

Flange  and  screw  coupling  for  injectors,  dimensions  for. 

Fastenings  for  tires,  steel  wheels. 

Fuel  economy,  instructions  in. 

Gauge  for  measuring  steel  wheels  to  restore  contour. 

Gauge,  guard  rail  and  frog  wing. 

Gauge,  wheel  mounting  and  check. 

Gauges,  limit  for  remounting  second-hand  wheel. 

Headlights,  photometering  of. 

Rules  for  determining  stresses  in  locomotive  boilers. 

Terms  and  gauging  points  for  wheels  and  track. 

Specifications  for  arch  tubes. 

Wrought  iron  bars. 

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Boiler  tubes. 

Bronze  bearings. 

Lined  journal  bearings. 

Carbon  steel  forgings,  blooms,  billets  and  slabs. 

Carbon  steel  bars  for  railway  springs. 

Chain. 

Air-brake  hose  gaskets. 

Air-brake  hose. 

Steam-heat  hose. 

Lumber. 

Machine  bolts  and  nuts. 

Mild  steel  bars. 

Pig  iron. 

Welded  pipe. 

Refined  wrought  iron  bars. 

Rivet  steel  and  rivets  for  locomotive  boilers. 

Rivet  steel  and  rivets  for  tank  and  underframe. 

Safe  end  materials. 

Standardization  of  tinware. 

Stay-bolt  iron. 

Superheater  pipes. 

Steel  tires. 
In  addition  to  the  adoption  of  the  above  standard  and  recommended 
practice,  the  great  accomplishment  of  the  Association  has  been  the  assembling 
in  handy  form,  in  its  annual  proceedings,  up-to-the-minute  information  on  the 
state  of  the  art  of  locomotive  design,  construction  and  maintenance.  These 
proceedings  have  been  valuable  text-books  for  Mechanical  Engineers,  Designers, 
Superintendents  of  Motive  Power,  and  Master  Mechanics. 

Rules  for  the  Inspection  and  Testing  of  Locomotive  Boilers 

In  1913,  the  Federal  regulations  for  the  inspection  and  testing  of  loco- 
motive boilers  and  their  appurtenances,  as  contained  in  the  Order  of  the 
Interstate  Commerce  Commission,  dated  June  2,  1911,  were  adopted  as  stand- 
ard practice. 

Rules  and  Instructions  for  Inspection  and  Testing  of  Steam 
Locomotives,  etc. 

In  1916,  the  Rules  and  Instructions  for  Inspection  and  Testing  of  Steam 
Locomotives  and  Tenders,  as  ordered  by  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission, 
October  11,  191.5,  in  accordance  with  the  Act  of  Congress  of  March  4,  1915, 
were  adopted  as  standard  practice. 

Scholarships 

At  the  fifth  annual  convention  of  the  American  Railway  Master  Me-- 
chanics'  Association,  held  in  Boston  during  the  year  1872,  there  was  a  surplus  of 
$3,000  from  the  Entertainment  Fund.  By  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  sub- 
scribers (merchants  and  manufacturers  of  Boston)  this  money  w^as  turned  over 
to  the  Association  to  be  placed  in  the  hands  of  three  trustees  (chosen  by  the 
Association)  to  be  used  for  the  benefit  of  the  Association  in  such  manner  as 
the  trustees  might  direct. 

There  were  many  discussions  as  to  the  proper  use  for  this  fund,  among 
which  was  the  project  of  erecting  a  building  for  the  Association.  However, 
the  fund  was  finally  invested  in  Government  bonds  until  the  year  1891,  when 
with  accrued  interest  it  amounted  to  $6,898.13. 

A  Committee  was  then  ajipointed  to  find  a  suitable  use  for  this  money 
and  recommended  that  $.'),000  of  the  amount  be  invested  in  four  scholarships 
at  Stevens'  Institute  of  Technology,  which  was  done. 

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In  1903,  Jos.  T.  Ryerson  &  Sons,  of  Chicago,  provided  a  scholarship  in 
any  institution  and  assigned  the  fiUing  of  this  scholarship  to  the  Association. 
This  scholarship  provided  for  $500  a  year.  In  1915,  this  was  changed  to  two 
scholarships  of  $300  per  year  each. 

These  scholarships  have  been  filled  every  year  since  first  estabhshed. 
They  are  available  to  the  sons  of  members  and  under  certain  conditions,  as 
provided  by  the  constitution,  to  the  sons  of  other  railroad  employes.  Successful 
candidates  are  required  to  take  the  mechanical  engineering  course. 

The  present  activities  of  the  Mechanical  Division  may  be  briefly  outlined 
as  follows: 

The  Committee  on  Car  Construction  is  preparing  recommendations 
covering  further  standardization  of  detail  parts  used  in  car  construction,  which 
if  adopted  and  put  into  practice  will  reduce  the  necessity  of  carrying  large 
stock  of  various  car  repair  parts  at  all  repair  points.  Standardization  of  details 
of  cars  reduces  to  a  minimum  the  number  of  various  kinds  of  material  neces- 
sary to  the  prompt  handhng  of  bad  order  cars.  This  Committee  is  also 
making  considerable  progress  in  the  matter  of  standard  car  design. 

The  Committee  on  Specifications  and  Tests  for  Materials  is  recommending 
some  additional  specifications  for  adoption.  The  use  of  standard  specifications 
for  common  materials  used  in  car  and  locomotive  work  reduces  cost  of  manu- 
facture and  make  possible  quick  deliveries. 

The  Special  Committee  of  the  Mechanical  and  Purchases  and  Stores  Divi- 
sions on  Joint  Inspection  of  Standard  IMaterials  has  presented  a  report  to  the 
General  Committee  which  will  be  considered  at  the  next  meeting.  If  an  accept- 
able arrangement  for  such  joint  inspection  of  standard  materials  can  be  worked 
out,  and  in  connection  therewith  a  more  universal  adoption  of  standard  speci- 
fications, it  will  be  possible  for  the  railroads  to  effect  substantial  economies  in 
the  purchase  and  acceptance  of  materials. 

The  Committee  on  Loading  Rules  in  cooperation  with  the  shippers  of 
various  commodities  using  open  top  equipment,  is  always  working  to  better 
these  loading  rules  for  the  purpose  of  ensuring  safety  to  the  equipment  used 
and  the  product  handled,  and  to  ehminate  delays  to  equipment  account  of 
loads  becoming  shifted  in  transit.  This  Committee  will  recommend  several 
changes  in  these  rules  this  year  which  have  been  worked  up  jointly  by  the 
Committee  and  the  shippers  of  steel  and  steel  products,  and  the  shippers  of 
stone. 

The  Committee  on  Tank  Cars  is  recommending  some  revisions  of  the 
Standard  Tank  Car  Specifications,  which  specifications  are  designed  to  insure 
suitable  standards  of  construction,  and  maintenance  of  tank  cars  for  the  safe 
and  economical  handling  of  the  dangerous  products  carried  in  such  cars. 

The  Special  Committee  on  Standard  Method  of  Packing  Journal  Boxes 
is  conducting  investigations  with  a  view  of  insuring  proper  lubrication  of  car 
journals  by  the  most  economical  method. 

The  Committee  on  Train  Brake  and  Signal  Equipment  and  the  Committee 
on  Brake  Shoe  and  Brake  Beam  Equipment  are  actively  considering  the  ques- 
tion of  brake  equipment  and  its  proper  maintenance,  which  affect  the  econom- 
ical and  safe  handling  of  cars. 

The  Arbitration  Committee  and  its  subordinate  committee  on  Prices  for 
Labor  and  Materials  are  continually  working  to  improve  the  Rules  Governing 
the  Condition  of,  and  Repairs  to  Freight  and  Passenger  Cars  for  the  Inter- 
change of  Traffic  so  that  these  rules  will  insure  the  most  safe  and  economical 
operation. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  there  are  several  other  Committees  of  the 
Division  which  have  done  some  work,  but  those  activities  have  been  temporar- 
ily suspended  due  to  the  necessity  for  curtailing  the  expenses  of  the  Association. 
A  list  of  these  Committees  is  as  follows: 
Autogenous  and  Electric  Welding. 
Couplers  and  Draft  Gears. 
Car  Wheels. 

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Feed  Water  Heaters  for  Locomotives. 
Car  Repair  Shop  Layouts. 
Modernization  of  Stationary  Boiler  Plants. 
Engine  Terminals,  Design  and  Operation. 
Scheduling  of  Equipment  through  Car  Repair  Shops. 

All  of  the  above  subjects  affect  economy  in  operation,  especially  Welding, 
Feed  Water  Heaters  for  Locomotives,  and  Modernization  of  Stationary 
Boiler  Plants. 

There  is  attached  hereto  a  statement  showing  the  organization  of  the 
Mechanical  Division. 

There  is  included  also  in  the  Alechanical  Division,  the  Equipment 
Painting  Section.  This  is  composed  of  the  former  Master  Car  and  Loco- 
motive Painters'  Association. 

The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  Section  was  held  at  Boston,  September 
1-4-16,  1920.  At  that  session  reports  were  received  from  the  following  Com- 
mittees: 

Classification  of  Painting,  Repairs  and  Shopping  of  Equipment. 

Direction. 

Maintenance  and  Care  of  Paint  and  Varnish  at  Terminals. 

Shop  Construction  and  Equipment. 

Safety  and  Sanitation. 

Standards. 

Tests. 


The  accompanying  statement  shows  the  organization  of  the  Mechanical 
Division: 

DIVISION  V— MECHANICAL 

Officers 

W.  J.  Tollerton Chairman 

J.  Coleman Vice-Chairman 

V.  R.  Hawthorne Secretary 

General  Committee 

W.  J.  Tollerton  (Chairman),  General  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Chicago, 

Rock  Island  8z  Pacific  Ry. 
James  Coleman  (Vice-Chairman) ,  Assistant  to  General  Superintendent  Motive 

Power  and  Car  Department,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 
C.  F.  Giles,  Superintendent  Machinery,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
T.  H.  Goodnow,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Chicago  &  North  Western 

Ry. 
A.  Kearney,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
J.  E.  O'Brien,  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
J.  T.  Wallis,  Chief  of  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania  System. 
W.  H.  Winterrowd,  Chief  Mechanical  Engineer,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
C.   E.   Chambers,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Equipment,   Central 

R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 
J.  S.  Lentz,  Master  Car  Builder,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 
C.  E.  Fuller,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Machinery,  Union  Pacific 

R.  R. 
H.  L.  IngersoU,  Assistant  to  President,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
John  Purcell,  Assistant  to  Vice  President,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
J.  J.  Tatum,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
Willard  Kells,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
Wm.  Schlafge,  Mechanical  Manager,  Erie  R.  R. 

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J — Nominating 

F.   W.   Brazier   (Chairman),   Assistant    to  General    Superintendent    Rolling 

Stock,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
H.  T.  Bentley,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Machinery,  Chicago  & 

North  Western  Ry. 
J.  J.  Hennessey,  Assistant  Master  Car  Builder,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St. 

Paul  Ry. 
C.   E.    Chambers,   Superintendent   Motive   Power  and   Equipment,   Central 

R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 
William  Schlafge,  Mechanical  Manager,  Erie  R.  R. 


STANDING   COMMITTEES 
A — Arbitration 

T.  H.  Goodnow  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Chicago  & 

North  Western  Ry. 
J.  J.  Hennessey,  Assistant  Master  Car  Builder,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St. 

Paul  Ry. 
J.  Coleman,  Assistant  to  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Car 

Department,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

F.  W.  Brazier,  Assistant  to  General  Superintendent  Rolling  Stock,  New  York 

Central  R.  R. 
T.    W.    Demarest,    General    Superintendent    Motive    Power,    Pennsylvania 

System. 
J.  E.  O'Brien,  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

G.  F.  Laughlin,  General  Superintendent,  Armour  Car  Lines. 

A-1 — Prices  for  Labor  and  Material 

A.  E.  Calkins  (Chairman),  District  Master  Car  Builder,  New  York  Central 

R.  R. 
Ira  Everett,  Chief  Car  Inspector)  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 
J.   H.   Milton,   Superintendent  Car   Department,   Chicago,   Rock  Island  & 

Pacific  Ry. 
C.  N.  Swanson,  Superintendent  Car  Shops,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
T.  J.   Boring,  General  Foreman  M.   C.   B.   Clearing  House,   Pennsylvania 

System. 
E.  H.  Weigman,  Supervisor  A.  R.  A.  Interchange  and  Accounting,  Louisville 

&  Nashville  R.  R. 
I.  N.  Clark,  Master  Car  Builder,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 
H.  G.  Griffin,  General  Superintendent  Shops,  Morris  &  Co. 
A.  E.  Smith,  Vice-President,  Union  Tank  Car  Co. 

B — Arrangements 

W.  J.  ToUerton  (Chairman),  General  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Chicago, 

Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  Coleman,  Assistant  to  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Car 

Department,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 
J.  F.  Schurch,  Vice-President,  The  T.  H.  Symington  Co. 

C — Autogenous  and  Electric  Welding 

J.  T.  Wallis  (Chairman),  Chief  of  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania  System. 

G.  W.  Rink,  Assistant  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Central  R.  R.  of  New 

Jersey. 
A.  AI.  McGill,  Assistant  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 
R.  W.  Schulze,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  St.  Louis-San  Francisco  Ry. 
Willard  Kells,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
H.   T.  Bentley,   Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Machinery,   Chicago  & 

North  Western  Ry. 

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T.  P.  Madden,  Traveling  Boiler  Inspector,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

G.  M.  Gray,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Bessemer  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 

H.  Wanamaker,  District  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  New  York  Central 

R   R 
J.  T.  Carroll,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

D — Car  Construction 

W.  F.  Kiesel,  Jr.  (Chairman),  Mechanical  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 

A.  R.  Ayers,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis 

R   R 
C.  E.  Fuller,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Machinery,  Union  Pacific  R.R. 
J.  C.  Fritts,  Master  Car  Builder,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 
C.  L.  Meister,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
J.  McMuUen,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Erie  R.  R. 
T.  H.  Goodnow,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Chicago  &  North  Western 

Ry. 
John  Purcell,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
W.  O.  Moody,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
J.  A.  Pilcher,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
H.  L.  IngersoU,  Assistant  to  President,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
W.  H.  Wilson,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
F.  W.  Mahl,  Director  of  Purchases,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 

D-1 — Brake  Shoe  and  Brake  Beam  Equipment 
W.  J.   Bohan   (Chairman),   Assistant  General    Mechanical    Superintendent, 

Northern  Pacific  Ry.  . 

C    B    Young,  General  Mechanical  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burhngton  &  Qumcy 

R.  R. 

F.  M.  Waring,  Engineer  Tests,  Pennsylvania  System. 

M.  H.  Haig,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
H.  W.  Coddington,  Engineer  Tests,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

G.  E.  Smart,  Mechanical  Assistant,  Car  Department,  Canadian  National  Rys. 
T.  L.  Burton,  Air  Brake  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

D-2 — Couplers  and  Draft  Gears 

R.   L.  Kleine  (Chairman),  Assistant  Chief  of  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania 

System. 
J.  C.  Fritts,  Master  Car  Builder,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 
J.  R.  Onderdonk,  Engineer  Tests,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
J.  A.  Pilcher,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
C.  B.  Young,  General  Mechanical  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Qumcy 

R   R 
L.  K.  Silicox,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Chicago,  Milwaukee 

&  St.  Paul  Ry.  ^  .    t.    t. 

Samuel  Lynn,  Master  Car  Builder,  Pittsburgh  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 
L.  P.  Michael,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
Prof.  E.  L.  Endsley,  University  of  Pittsburgh,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

D-3 — Train  Brake  and  Signal  Equipment 

T.  L.  Burton  (Chairman),  Air  Brake  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

B.  P.  Flory,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  New  York,  Ontario  &  Western 

Ry. 
J.  M.  Henry,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania  System. 
L.  P.  Streeter,  Air  Brake  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
R.  B.  Rasbridge,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Philadelphia  &  Reading 

Ry. 
G.  H.  Wood,  General  Air  Brake  Instructor,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe 

Ry. 
H.  M.  Curry,  General  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
W.  T.  Hatch,  General  Air  Brake  Inspector,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
G.  C.  Bishop,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Long  Island  R.  R. 

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E— Car  Wheels 
W.  C.  A.  Henry  (Chairman),  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Penn- 
sylvania System.  r,     -c    -o 
W  H.  Winterrowd,  Chief  Mechanical  Engmeer,  Canadian  Pacihc  Ky, 
T   A.  Pilcher,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
O.  C.  Cromwell,  Assistant  to  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Baltimore 

&  Ohio  R.  R.  .     ,  .  ^       1      P    c     4.    T7» 

C.  T.  Ripley,  General  Mechanical  Inspector,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  banta  l^e 

Rv 

H.  Stillman,  Mechanical  Engineer  and  Engineer  Tests,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 
L.  K.  Sillcox,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Chicago,  Milwaukee 

&  St.  Paul  Rv.  ,  T^     •  ^   T-,  1        „ 

H.  C.  Manchester,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Equipment,  Delaware, 

Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R .  ,  t,    t^ 

P.  H.  Dudley,  Consulting  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

F — Committees 

T.   H.   Goodnow  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Chicago  & 

North  Western  Ry. 
J.  S.  Lentz,  Master  Car  Builder,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R.       .    ...    ^    ^ 
C.  F.  Giles,  Superintendent  Machinery,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
T.  E.  O'Brien,  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
J.  T.  Wallis,  Chief  of  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania  System. 


G — Locomotive  Construction 

H.  T.  Bentley  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Machinery, 

Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry.  *         .r        -^r    i      m        tt  p 

H.  C.   Oviatt,   Superintendent  Motive  Power,   New  York,   New  Haven  & 

Hartford  R.  R.  ,  , .    ,  .  tt  •       -n     -c 

C.  E.  Fuller,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Machinery,  Union  Pacitic 

R   R 

F    H.' Hardin,  Chief  Engineer  of  Motive  Power  and  Rolling  Stock,  New 

York  Central  R.  R.  .x      ,         t.     -^    -d 

H.  M.  Curry,  General  Mechanical  Supenntendent,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
P.'  F.  Smith,  Jr.,  Works  Manager,  Pennsylvania  System.  ,  „  t.     -c    r, 

E.  C.  Chenoweth,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
M.  F.  Cox,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
W.  I.  Cantley,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R.  _  n   r^-u- 

G.  H.  Emerson,  Chief  of  Motive  Power  and  Equipment,  Baltimore  &  Ohio 

R   R 
W.  H.  winterrowd.  Chief  Mechanical  Engineer,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 


G-1 — Design  and  Maintenance  of  Locomotive  Boilers 

G.  H.  Emerson  (Chairman),  Chief  of  Motive  Power  and  Equipment,  Balti- 
more &  Ohio  R.  R.  -^     ,■     ^       o   r^  ■ 

C.  B.  Young,  General  Mechanical  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Qumcy 
R   R 

A.  W.  Gibbs,  Chief  Mechanical  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 

Jos.  Chidley,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

R.  W.  Bell,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

W.  H.  Wilson,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

W.  W.  Lemen,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Car  Department,  Denver 
&  Rio  Grande  R.  R.  .  t, 

R.  J.  Williams,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Pere  Marquette  Ry. 

J.  Snowden  Bell. 

George  L.  Bourne,  President,  Locomotive  Superheater  Co. 

101 


G-2 — Feed  Water  Heaters  for  Locomotives 

F.  M.  Waring  (Chairman),  Engineer  Tests,  Pennsylvania  System. 
A.  Kearney,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
W.  Kelly,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Great  Northern  Ry. 

G.  W.  Rink,  Assistant  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Central  R.  R.  of  New 

Jersey. 
L.  P.  Michael,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
G.  S.  Edmonds,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 

G-4 — Mechanical  Stokers 

M.  A.  Kinney  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Hocking  Valley  Ry. 
A.  Kearney,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
A.  J.  Fries,  Assistant  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
C.  James,  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Erie  R.  R. 

F.  W,  Hankins,  Assistant  Chief  of  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania  System. 

W.  J.  Bohan,  Assistant  General  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Northern  Pacific 
Ry. 

H.  C.  Manchester,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Equipment,  Delaware, 
Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 

W.  Malthaner,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Maintenance  of  Equip- 
ment, Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

M.  H.  Haig,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

H — Loading  Rules 

R    L.   Kleine  (Chairman),  Assistant  Chief  of  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania 

System. 
J.  J.  Burch,  General  Foreman  Car  Department,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
E.  J.  Robertson,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Mirmeapolis,  St.  Paul  & 

Sault  Ste.  Alarie  Ry. 
J.  E.  Mehan,  General  Car  Foreman,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 
S.  Lynn,  Master  Car  Builder,  Pittsburgh  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 
Ira  Everett,  Chief  Car  Inspector,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 
T.  O.  Sechrist,  Assistant  Superintendent  Machinerv,  Louisville  &  Nashville 

R.  R. 
E.  N.  Harding,  General  Mechanical  Inspector,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

G.  R.  Lovejoy,  Master  Alechanic,  Detroit  Terminal  R.  R. 

I — Manual 

W.  E.  Dunham    (Chairman),  Assistant   Superintendent  Motive  Power  and 

IMachinery,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
A.  R.  Avers,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  L<Duis 

R.  R. 
W.  F.  Kiesel,  Jr.,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  S^^stem. 
A.  R.  Kipp,  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul  &  Sault  Ste. 

Marie  Ry. 
J.  Hainen,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Southern  Ry. 

J.  T.  Carroll,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
J.  McMullen,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Erie  R.  R. 

K — Safety  Appliances 

C.  E.  Chambers  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Equipment, 

Central  R,  R.  of  New  Jersey. 
C.  E.  Fuller,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Machinerv,  Union  Pacific 

R.  R. 
W.  J.  ToUerton,  General  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Chicago,  Rock  Island 

&  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  T.  Wallis,  Chief  of  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania  System. 
C.  F.  Giles,  Superintendent  Machinery,"  Louisville  &-  Nashville  R.  R. 
T.  H.  Goodnow,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Chicago  &  North  Western 

Ry. 

102 


L— Specifications  and  Tests  for  Materials 

F.  M.  Waring  (Chairman),  Engineer  Tests,  Pennsylvania  System. 
J.  R.  Onderdonk,  Engineer  Tests,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

Frank  Zeleny,  Engineer  Tests,  Chicago,  Burlmgton  &  Qumcy  R.  R. 
A.  H.  Fetters,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

G.  M.  Davidson,  Engineer  Tests,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
H.  G.  Burnham,  Engineer  Tests,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

J,  C.  Ramage,  Superintendent  Tests,  Southern  Ry. 

J.  H.  Gibbonev,  Chemist,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry.  .     j  ti    o 

H.  P.  Hass,  Engineer  Tests,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

M — Subjects 

Willard  Kells  (Chairman),  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Atlantic 

Coast  Line  R.  R.  ,         ^t      i         t^     ■/=    -n 

H.  M.  Curry,  General  Mechanical  Supermtendent,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

William  Schlafge,  Mechanical  Manager,  Erie  R.  R.  . 

F.   W.   Brazier,   Assistant  to   General  Superintendent  Rolling  Stock,   New 

York  Central  R.  R.  ^^  .  t.     ,   t  i      ^  p  t.     -c 

L  A  Richardson,  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacinc 

Ry. 

N— Tank  Cars 

A  W  Gibbs  (Chairman),  Chief  Mechanical  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  Svstem. 
C.   E.   Chambers,   Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Equipment,   Central 

R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 
C.  Tames,  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Erie  R.  R. 
S.  Lynn,  Master  Car  Builder,  Pittsburgh  &  Lake  Ene  R.  R. 
John  PurceU,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  banta  te  Ry. 
George  McCormick,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Southern  Pacific 

F.  K.  Tutt,  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Ry. 

Col.  B.  W.  Dunn,  Chief  Inspector,  Bureau  of  Explosives. 

A.  E.  Smith,  Vice-President,  Union  Tank  Car  Co. 

George  Hartley,  care  of  Semet-Solvay  Co. 

C.  W.  Owsley,  Chief  Inspector,  The  Texas  Co. 

SPECIAL   COMMITTEES 
P — Car  Repair  Shop  Layouts 
I.  S.  Downing  (Chairman),  General  Master  Car  Builder,  Cleveland,  Cincin- 
nati, Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry.  ^       ^r    i    ^     .    i  -n    t> 
George  Thompson,  District  INIaster  Car  Builder,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
T.  J.  Tatum,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

C.  W.  Renner,  Assistant  General  Foreman  Car  Shops,  Pennsylvania  System. 
J.'C.  Fritts,  Master  Car  Builder,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 

L.  Robinson,  Shop  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R.  o  c^     .    -o    o 

C   N.  Swanson,  Superintendent  Car  Shops,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  banta  te  Ry. 
E.  P.  Marsh,  General  Foreman  Car  Department,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

D.  Wood,  Assistant  Mechanical  Engineer,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 

Q— Design,  Maintenance  and  Operation  of  Electric  Rollmg  Stock 
G   C  Bishop  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Long  Island  R.  R. 
C  H  Quereau,  Superintendent  Electric  Equipment,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
W.  L.  Bean,  Mechanical  Assistant,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 
T   H.  Davis,  Electrical  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R.  -r,     •  ~ 

George  McCormick,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Southern  Pacmc 

Co. 
J.  A.  Pilcher,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

103 


J.  V.  B.  Duer,  Electrical  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
John  Dickson,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Spokane,  Portland  &  Seattle  Ry. 
L.  K.  Sillcox,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 
St.  Paul  Ry. 

R — Engine  Terminals,  Design  and  Operation 

C.    E.    Fuller    (Chairman),    Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Machinery, 

Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
W.  J.  Tollerton,  General  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Chicago,  Rock  Island 

&  Pacific  Ry. 
John  Purcell,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

F.  W.  Hankins,  Assistant  Chief  of  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania  System. 
C.  F.  Giles,  Superintendent  Machinery,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

H.  H.  Boyd,  Assistant  Chief  Mechanical  Engineer,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
H.  C.  Eich,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Chicago  Great  Western  R.  R. 

G.  F.  Hess,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Wabash  Ry. 

S — Lateral  Motion  on  Locomotives 

Willard  Kells  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Atlantic  Coast  Line 

R.  R. 
T.  A.  Foque,  General  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul  & 

Sault  Ste.  IS'Iarie  Ry. 
J.  T.  Carroll,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
R.  W.  Bell,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
H.  T.  Bentley,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Machinery,  Chicago  & 

North  Western  Ry. 

T — Locomotive  Headlights  and  Classification  Lamps 

W.  H.  Flvnn  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Michigan  Central 
R.  R. 

C.  H.  Rae,  Assistant  Superintendent  ]\Iachiner3-,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
A.  R.  Avers,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis 

R.  R. 
H.  M.  Curry,  General  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  L.  Minick,  Assistant  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
E.  W.  Jansen,  Electrical  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
R.  W.  Anderson,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Chicago,  Milwaiokee  &  St. 

Paul  Ry. 

U — Modernization  of  Stationary  Boiler  Plants 

L.    A.   Richardson    (Chairman),  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Chicago,  Rock 

Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  V.  B.  Duer,  Electrical  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
J.  H.  Davis,  Electrical  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
L.  C.  Bowes,  Supervisor  Stationarv  Plants,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 

Ry. 
J.  F.  Raps,  General  Boiler  Inspector,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

D.  W.  Cross,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Toledo,  St.  Louis  &  Western  R.R. 

E.  S.  Pearce,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St. 

Louis  Ry. 

V — Scheduling  of  Equipment  Through  Repair  Shops 

Henry  Gardner   (Chairman),  Corporate  Mechanical   Engineer,  Baltimore  & 

Ohio  R.  R. 
D.  J.  Mullen,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago 

&  St.  Louis  Ry. 
P.  F.  Smith,  Jr.,  Works  Manager,  Pennsylvania  System. 
John  Purcell,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
C.  J.  Bodemer,  Assistant  Superintendent  Machinery,  Louisville  &  Nashville 

R.  R. 

104 


E.  C.  Trotnow,  Assistant  Superintendent  Shops,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

C.  Juneau,  Master  Car  Builder,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 

G.   W.   Siedel,   Superintendent   Motive   Power  and   Equipment,   Chicago   & 

Alton  R.  R. 
J.  J.   Acker,   General  Foreman  Car  Department,   Chicago,   Rock  Island  & 

Pacific  Ry. 
E.  T.  Spidy,  Production  Engineer,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

W — Standard  Blocking  for  Cradles  of  Car  Dumping  Machines 

J.  McMullen  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Erie  R.  R. 

J.  W.  Senger,  District  Master  Car  Builder,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

J.  J.  Tatum,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

J.  E.  Davis,  Master  Mechanic,  Hocking  Valley  Ry. 

G.  M.  Gray,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Bessemer  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 

J.  A.  Pilcher,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

C.  F.  Thiele,  Chief  Car  Inspector,  Pennsylvania  System. 

X — Standard  Method  of  Packing  Journal  Boxes 

C.  J.  Bodemer  (Chairman),  Assistant  Superintendent  Machinerv,  Louisville 

&  Nashville  R.  R. 
I.  S.  Downing,  General  Master  Car  Builder,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago 

&  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
J.   H.   Milton,   Superintendent   Car   Department,   Chicago,   Rock   Island   & 

Pacific  Ry. 
J.  P.  Young,  General  Inspector  Passenger  Car  Equipment,  Missouri  Pacific 

R.  R. 
G.  W.  Ditmore,  Master  Car  Builder,  Delaware  &  Hudson  Co. 
L.  R.  Wink,  Assistant  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Chicago  &  North 

Western  Ry. 
R.  B.  Rasbridge,  Superintendent  Car  Department,  Philadelphia  &  Reading 

W.  C.  Lindner,  Chief  Car  Inspector,  Pennsylvania  System. 

Y — Train  Lighting  and  Equipment 

J.  R.  Sloan  Chairman,  Chief  Electrician,  Pennsylvania  System. 

C.  H.  Quinn,  Chief  Electrical  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 

E.  W.  Jansen,  Electrical  Engineer,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

L.  S.  Billau,  Assistant  Electrical  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

A.  J.  Farrelly,  Electrical  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

H.  A.  Currie,  Assistant  Electrical  Engineer,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

E.  Wanamaker,  Electrical  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

Z — Train  Resistance  and  Tonnage  Rating 

O.  P.  Reese  (Chairman),  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania  System. 
H.  C.  Manchester,  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Equipment,  Delaware, 

Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 
Frank  Zeleny,  Engineer  Tests,  Chicago,  Buriington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
Joseph  Chidley,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
W.   E.   Dunham,   Assistant  Superintendent   Motive  Power  and  Machinery, 

Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

Committee  on  Preparation  of  Car  Builders  and  Locomotive  Dictionaries 

Car  Builders 

W.  F.  Kiesel,  Jr.  (Chairman),  Mechanical  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
L.  K.  Sillcox,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Chicago,  Milwaukee 

&  St.  Paul  Ry. 
R.  L.  Ettenger,  Consulting  Mechanical  Engineer,  Southern  Ry. 
G.  E.  Smart,  Mechanical  Assistant,  Car  Department,  Canadian  National  Rys. 

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Locomotives 

A.  W.  Gibbs  (Chairman),  Chief  Mechanical  Engineer,  Pennsylvania  System. 
G.  S.  Goodwin,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
F.  J.  Carty,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Boston  &  Albany  R.  R. 
F.  H.  Hardin,  Chief  Engineer  Motive  Power  and  Rolling  Stoek,  New  York 
Central  R.  R. 


EQUIPMENT   PAINTING    SECTION 
Officers 

E.  L.  Younger Chairman 

J.  G.  Keil \st  Vice-Chairnian 

J,  R.  Ayers 2d   Vice-Chairman 

V.  R.  Hawthorne Secretary 

Committee  of  Direction 

E.  L.  Younger  (Chairman),  Foreman  Painter,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
J.  G.  Keil,  Foreman  Painter,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

J.  R.  Ayers,  General  Master  Painter,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

J.  W.  Gibbons,  General  Foreman  Locomotive  Paint,  Atchison,  Topeka  & 

Santa  Fe  Ry. 
W.  A.  Buchanan,  Foreman  Painter,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 
Theo.  Himburg,  Foreman  Painter,  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  R.  R. 
H.  Hengeveld,  Master  Painter,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
J.  D.  Wright,  General  Foreman  Painter,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
J.  F.  Gearhart,  Foreman  Painter,  Pennsylvania  System. 
S.  E.  Breese,  Foreman  Painter,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

F.  W.  Bowers,  Foreman  Painter,  Erie  R.  R. 

Committee  I 
Arrangements 

David  A.  Little  (Chairman),  Foreman  Painter,  Pennsylvania  System. 
S.  E.  Breese,  Foreman  Painter,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
F.  B.  Stage,  Glidden  Varnish  Co. 

E.  L.  Younger,  Foreman  Painter,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

Committee  II 
Editing 

George  Warlick  (Chairman),  Foreman  Painter,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 

Ry. 
A.  E.  Green,  Foreman  Painter,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

F.  E.  Long,  Foreman  Painter,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 


Committee  III 
Tests 

Theo.  Himburg  (Chairman),  Foreman  Painter,  Denver  «&  Rio  Grande  R.  R. 
C.  F.  Mayer,  Foreman  Painter,  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  &  Omaha 

R.  R. 
F.  B.  Davenport,  Foreman  Painter,  Pennsylvania  System. 
A.  H.  Phillips,  Foreman  Painter,  New  York,  Ontario  &  Western  R.  R. 
las.  McCarthy,  Foreman  Painter,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 
R.  L.  Patram,  Foreman  Painter,  Southern  Ry. 
H.  C.  Allehoff,  Foreman  Painter,  Oregon-Washington  R.  R.  &  Navigation  Co. 

IOC 


Committee  IV 
Standards — Car  and  Locomotive 

B.  E.  Miller  (Chairman),  Master  Painter,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western 

R.  R. 
G.  J.  Lehnan,  Foreman  Painter,  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  R.  R. 
F.  E.  Long,  Foreman  Painter,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 

C.  A.  Cook,  Foreman  Painter,  Pennsylvania  System. 

W.  H.  Truman,  Foreman  Painter,  Norfolk  Southern  R.  R. 

D.  A.  Little,  Foreman  Painter,  Pennsylvania  System. 
John  H.  Kahler,  Foreman  Painter,  Erie  R.  R. 

Committee  V 
Shop  Construction  and  Equipment 

J.  R.  Ayers  (Chairman),  General  Master  Painter,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
A.  E.  Green,  Foreman  Painter,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 
A.  J.  Bishop,  Foreman  Painter,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

C.  E.  Copp,  Foreman  Painter,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

L.  A.  Wilder,  Foreman  Painter,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis 
Ry. 

Committee  VI 
Safety  and  Sanitation 

W.  A.   Buchanan  (Chairman),  Foreman  Painter,   Delaware,  Lackawanna  & 

Western  R.  R. 
J.  S.  Gilmer,  Foreman  Painter,  Southern  Ry. 

E.  B.  Stair,  Master  Car  Painter,  Atlanta  &  West  Point  R.  R. 

W.  H.  Ford,  Foreman  Painter,  Locomotive  Department,  Delaware  &  Hudson 

Co. 
Robt.  Woods,  Foreman  Painter,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.,  Western  Lines. 

Committee  VII 
Maintenance  and  Care  of  Paint  and  Varnish  at  Terminals 

A.  H.  Phillips  (Chairman),  Foreman  Painter,  New  York,  Ontario  &  Western 

R.  R. 
John  W.  Houser,  Foreman  Painter,  Cumberland  Valley  R.  R. 
James  Gratton,  Foreman  Painter,  Buffalo,  Rochester  &  Pittsburgh  R.  R. 
J.  N.  Voerge,  Foremain  Painter,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  R.  R. 
W.  O.  Quest,  Foreman  Painter,  Pittsburgh  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 

Committee  VIII 
Classification  of  Paintmg,  Repairs  and  Shopping  of  Equipment 

D.  C.  Sherwood  (Chairman),  Assistant  Foreman  Painter,  New  York  Central 

R.  R. 
W.  N.  Lamb,  Foreman  Painter,  Pennsylvania  System. 
Marceau  Thierry,  Foreman  Painter,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
Thos.  Marshall,  Foreman  Painter,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 
W.  Mollendorf,  Foreman  Painter,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

Conference  Committee  on  Car  Construction 

H.  M.  Butts  (Chairman),  Foreman  Painter,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

B.  E.  Miller,  Master  Painter,  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  R.  R. 

J.  W.  Gibbons,  General  Foreman  Locomotive  Painting,  Atchison,  Topeka  & 

Santa  Fe  Ry. 
H.  Hengeveld,  Master  Painter,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
J.  J.  McNamara,  Foreman  Painter,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

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Committee  on  Nominations 

Chas.  E.  Copp  (Chairman),  Foreman  Painter,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

David  A.  Little,  Foreman  Painter,  Pennsylvania  System. 

W.  O.  Quest,  Foreman  Painter,  Pittsburgh  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 

A.  J.  Bishop,  Foreman  Painter,  Northern  Pacific  Rv. 

Warner  Bailey,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 


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DIVISION  Vl-PURCHASES  AND  STORES 


DIVISION  VI— PURCHASES  AND  STORES 

The  Purchases  and  Stores  Division  was  organized  May  16,  1919,  and  its 
duty  is  to  consider  and  report  upon  methods  for  purchasing,  storing,  distribu- 
tion and  selling  of  materials  and  supplies.  The  Division  includes  the  former 
activities  of  the  Railway  Storekeepers'  Association. 

The  Railway  Storekeepers'  Association  was  organized  in  February,  1904- 
Its  object  was  the  exchange  of  ideas  as  to  the  betterment  in  method  of  handling, 
caring  for  and  use  of  material  and  supplies  in  connection  wath  the  operation 
of  railways,  by  discussion,  investigation  and  reports  of  experience  of  its 
members,  and  to  provide  an  organization  through  which  the  members  may 
agree  on  such  joint  action  as  may  be  required  to  have  the  greatest  efficiency 
in  the  method  of  storing,  handhng,  distributing  and  caring  for  material. 

Since  its  organization  the  Division  has  prepared  as  recommended  practice 
the  following : 

Stores  Department  Book  of  Rules 

The  Rules  represent  and  explain  the  best  practices  to  be  used  for  the 
efficient  operation  of  the  Service  of  Supply. 

Reclamation  of  Material 

Methods  for  the  reclamation  of  usable  materials  from  the  scrap  and 
records  to  be  maintained  for  efficient  results.  Practical  application  of  the 
methods  outlined  will  result  in  economy  and  uniformity  in  the  operation  of 
Reclamation  Plants. 

Stationery — Purchasing,  Storage  and  Distribution 

The  fundamental  principles  for  the  purchase,  storage  and  distribution 
of  stationery  are  contained  in  this  report.  The  practices  recommended  are 
sound  and  will  result  in  efficiency  and  economy  in  the  handling  of  stationery 
on  the  railroads. 

Scrap  Classification — Handling  and  Sales 

This  report  includes  a  complete  revision  of  the  scrap  classification. 
The  subject  was  thoroughly  investigated  in  connection  with  the  consumer, 
dealer  and  producer. 

Ice — Purchasing,  Storage  and  Distribution 

A  comprehensive  and  practical  treatise  on  the  .subject  of  ice.  All  phases 
of  this  subject  were  thoroughly  investigated  and  the  adoption  of  the  recom- 
mendations will  result  in  much  saving  in  the  purchase,  storage  and  distribution 
of  ice. 

Purchasing  Agents'  Office  Records 

Standard  forms  for  use  in  Purchasing  Agents'  Offices  are  recommended. 
An  extensive  research-  and  study  of  the  records  necessary  was  made  by  this 
committee  and   the  forms   submitted  are   practical. 

Lumber — Purchasing,  Inspection  and  Distribution 

Recommended  procedure  for  the  uniform  purchasing  and  inspection  of 
lumber.  Application  of  the  recommendations  made  in  this  report  will  result 
in  economy  in  the  purchasing  and  inspection  of  this  important  commodity. 

Rail — All  Kinds — Handling  and  Distribution 

This  subject  was  thoroughly  investigated  and  the  report  recommends 
the  best  practices  to  be  employed  in  the  handling  and  distribution  of  rail. 

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Buildings  and  Structures 

Recommendations  to  be  followed  in  the  planning  of  buildings  and  struc- 
tures for  the  housing  of  materials,  proper  location  with  respect  to  local  condi- 
tions, together  with  illustrations,  are  contained  in  this  report. 

Supply  Train  Operation 

The  supply  train  is  invaluable  to  the  Service  of  Supply  and  the  report 
recommends  this  method  of  delivering  material  and  supplies,  fully  explaining 
the  reasons  therefor,  together  with  statement  of  savings  to  be  effected  by 
employing  the  supply  train.  It  will  not  only  expedite  delivery  of  company 
material,  but  will  increase  the  car  supply  and  add  generally  to  service  efficiency. 
This  report,  when  submitted  at  the  First  Annual  Meeting,  in  June,  1920,  was 
illustrated  by  moving  pictures  of  the  Southern  Pacific  supply  train  in  actual 
operation  and  was  exhaustive  in  its  display  of  this  method  of  distributing 
materials  along  the  road. 

Workable  Rules  for  Carrying  Out  the  Provisions  of  Section  10,  Clayton 

Anti-Trust  Act 

A  recommendation  of  standard  forms  for  use  on  the  railroads  in  carrying 
out  the  provisions  of  Section  10,  Clayton  Anti-Trust  Act. 

Subjects  now  under  consideration  of  the  Division  are  as  follows: 

Stores  Department  Book  of  Rules 

Further  revisions  and  changes  will  be  recommended. 

Classification  of  Material 

Reclassifying  of  several  items  of  material  and  some  new  classifications 
will  be  presented.  Also  a  complete  revision  of  the  Classification  of  Material 
will  be  recommended. 

Reclamation  of  Material 

Further  recommendations  and  methods  for  reclaiming  material.  Moving 
pictures  illustrative  of  reclamation  work,  and  describing  in  detail  all  features 
of  this  important  subject  will  be  presented. 

Material  Accounting 

Recommended  procedure  for  a  uniform  method  of  material  accounting 
was  completed  by  this  committee  and  submitted  to  the  Railway  Accounting 
Officers'  Association  for  suggestions  before  it  is  presented  for  final  adoption 
by  the  American  Railway  Association. 

The  subject  of  fuel  accounting  is  also  under  consideration. 

Handling  and  Distributing  of  Material  to  the  Users 

A  standard  plan  for  the  eflficient  handling  and  distributing  of  material 
to  the  users,  which  includes  distribution  to  the  shops  and  on  the  line  of 
road,  together  with  the  machinery  to  be  employed  for  this  pvirpose. 

Cross  Ties — Purchasing,  Inspection  and  Distribution 

Recommendations  for  the  efficient  purchasing,  inspection  and  distribution 
of  cross  ties. 

Scrap  Classification — Handling  and  Sales 

Investigation  is  being  made  of  tlic  best  methods  for  the  efficient  handling 
of  scrap,  for  the  purpose  of  recommending  standard  facilities  applicable  to  all 
conditions.     Minor  changes  in  the  classification  are  also  being  considered. 

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Purchasing  Agents'  Office  Records 

A  further  report  of  forms  for  use  in  Purchasing  Agents'  offices  will  be 
submitted. 

Lumber — Specifications,  Purchasing,  Inspection,  Storage    and    Distribution 

Standard  lumber  specifications  and  methods  of  storage  and  distribution 
will  be  recommended. 

Buildings  and  Structures 

Further  report  on  the  planning  of  buildings  and  structures  for  the  housing 
of  materials. 

Supply  Train  Operation 

Further  report  on  the  Supply  Train,  emphasizing  the  importance  of  this 
as  the  one  means  of  transportation  for  the  efficient,  prompt  and  economic 
delivery  of  material. 

Fuel  Conservation  (Joint  Committee:  Operating-Mechanical-Purchases  and 

Stores) 

A  report  of  practical  procedure  to  be  employed  for  effecting  fuel  economies 
will  be  presented. 

Joint  Inspection  of  Standard  Material  (Joint  Committee:  Mechanical-Pur- 
chases and  Stores) 

Economy  to  be  effected  by  joint  inspection  of  some  standard  items  of 
material  is  under  consideration. 

Special  Subjects — Uniform  Accounting 

A  treatise  on  uniform  accounting  in  all  its  phases  with  relation  to  materials 
and  suppHes. 

Unit  Piling  for  Counting 

A  method  for  the  piling  of  material  by  units  to  facilitate  counting;  to 
obtain  more  accurate  information  as  to  quantity  on  hand ;  economy  in  taking 
stock ;  better  appearance  of  material ;  conserving  of  space. 

Service  of  Supply 

A  fundamental  plan  of  organization  of  the  Supply  Department,  to  be 
recommended  to  the  railroads.  The  plan  has  for  its  purpose  the  broad  prin- 
ciples of  an  organization  which  will  provide,  distribute  and  account  for  all 
material. 


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The  accompanying  statement  shows  the  organization  o£  the  Purchases 
and  Stores  Division. 


DIVISION  VI— PURCHASES  AND  STORES 

Officers 

H.   E.  Ray Chairman 

F.  D.  Reed. Vice-Chairman 

J.    P.  Murphy Secretary 

tV.  T-  Farrell Assistant  Secretary 


General  Committee 

H.  E.  Rav  (Chairman),  General  Storekeeper,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Sant  Fe.Ry. 
F.    D.    Reed    (Vice-Chairman),    Vice-President,    Chicago,    Rock    Island    & 
Pacific  Ry. 

E.  X.  Bender,'  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

F.  A.  Bushnell,  Purchasing  Agent,  Great  Northern  R.  R. 

J.  P.  Murphv,  General  Storekeeper,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  West. 
H.  H.  Laughton,  Assistant  to  Vice-President  (Operating),  Southern  Ry. 
W.  G.  Phelps,  Purchasing  Agent,  Central  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
J.  G.  Stuart,  General  Storekeeper,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
W.  A.  Summerhays,  Purchasing  Agent,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
U.  K.  Hall,  General  Supervisor  of  Stores,  Union  Pacific  System. 
W.  A.  Hopkins,  Supply  Agent,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
H.  C.  Pearce,  Director  of  Purchases  and  Stores,  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  Ry. 
E.  W.  Thornley,  Assistant  Purchasing  Agent,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
S.  B.  Wight,  A'lanager,  Purchases  and  Stores,  New  York  Central  Lines. 

D.  C.  Curtis,  General  Storekeeper,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 

E.  J.  McVeigh,  General  Storekeeper,  Grand  Trunk  Rj'. 


Nominating  Committee 

F.  A.  Bushnell,  Purchasing  Agent,  Great  Northern  Ry. 

J.  H.  Waterman,  Superintendent  Timber  Preservation,  Chicago,  Burlington 

&  Quincv  R.  R. 
C.  E.  Walsh,  Assistant  Purchasing  Agent,  Central    Region,   Pennsylvania 

System. 
W.  Davidson,  General  Storekeeper,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
LeRoy  Cooley,  General  Storekeeper,  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey. 


Alternates  (Nominating  Committee) 

O.  C.  Wakefield,  General  Storekeeper,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

J.  H.  Beggs,  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  R.  R. 

J.  L.  Feemster,  General  Storekeeper,  Chicago  Great  Western  R.  R. 

F.  H.  Fechtig,  Purchasing  Agent,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

T.  J.  Frier,  Purchasing  Agent,  Wabash  Ry. 


Subject  I 
Stores  Department  Book  of  Rules 

J.  W.  Gerber  (Chairman),  General  Storekeeper,  Southern  Ry.  System 
\V.  G.  Weldon,  Purchasing  Agent,  Colorado  Sc  Southern  Ry. 
J.  G.  Stuart  (Chairman  Ex-Ofiicio),  General  Storekeeper,  Chicago,  Burlington 
&  Quincy  R.  R. 

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Subject  II 

Classification  of  Material 

C.  H.  Bost  (Chairman),  General  Storekeeper,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 
Ry. 

F.  H.  Fechtig,  Purchasing  Agent,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 

C.  L.  Wright,  General  Storekeeper,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  R.  R. 
W.  S.  Morehead,  Assistant  General  Storekeeper,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

G.  T.  Dunn,  General  Storekeeper,  Michigan  Central  R.  R.  . 
J.  E.  Deery,  Assistant  Purchasing  Agent,  Southwestern  Region,  Pennsylvania 

System.  ^,  .  -,-.1x1     jo 

F.  D.  R-eed  (Chairman  Ex-Officio),  Vice-President,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 

Pacific  Ry. 

Subject  III 

Reclamation  of  Material 

Wm.  Davidson  (Chairman),  General  Storekeeper,  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 

D.  A.  Williams,  Assistant  to  Purchasing  Agent,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
W.  J.  Sidey,  Storekeeper,  Buffalo,  Rochester  &  Pittsburgh  Ry. 

O.  Nelson,  General  Storekeeper,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

R.  J.  Elliot,  Assistant  Purchasing  Agent,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

J.  C.  Kirk,  Assistant  General  Storekeeper,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 

J.  E.  Mahaney,  Superintendent  Stores,  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  Ry. 

Wm.  Hunt,  General  Storekeeper,  Wheeling  &  Lake  Erie  Ry.  ^       ,      p 

H.  E.  Ray  (Chairman  Ex-Officio),  General  Storekeeper,  Atchison,  Topeka  ix 
Santa  Fe  Ry. 

Subject  rV 
Material  Accounting 

W.  E.  Brady  (Chairman),  Chief  Accountant,  Stores  Department,  Atchison, 
Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

G.  A.  Secor,  General  Storekeeper,  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 

R.  E.  McAndrew,  General  Storekeeper,  Bessemer  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 

H.  H.  Laughton  (Chairman  Ex-Officio),  Assistant  to  Vice-President  (Oper- 
ating), Southern  Ry.  System. 

Subject  VI 

Cross  Ties — Purchasing,  Inspection  and  Distribution 

J.  H.  Waterman  (Chairman),  Superintendent,  Timber  Preservation,  Chicago, 

Burhngton  &  Quincy  R.  R.  o  r>  t^    t> 

M.  J.  Collins,  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  te  Ry. 
John  Foley,  Forester,  Pennsylvania  System. 

G.  H.  Jenkins,  Assistant  to  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 
A.  H.  Young,  Tie  and  Timber  Agent,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 
F.  A.  Bushnell  (Chairman  Ex-Officio),  Purchasing  Agent,  Great  Northern  Ry. 

Subject  VIII 
Handling  and  Distributing  of  Material  to  the  Users 

W.  D.  Stokes  (Chairman),  Assistant  General  Storekeeper,  Ilhnois  Central 
R   R 

R.  C.  Harris,  General  Storekeeper,  Pennsylvania  System,  Central  Region. 

W.  J.  Hiner,  Purchasing  Agent,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis 
R.  R. 

R.  S.  Augsburger,  General  Storekeeper,  Wabash  Ry. 

Tom  Moore,  Purchasing  Agent,  Virginian  Ry. 

C.  D.  Young,  General  Supervisor  of  Stores,  Pennsylvania  System. 

R.  M.  Blackburn,  General  Storekeeper,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

H.  C.  Pearce  (Chairman  Ex-Officio),  Director  of  Purchases  and  Stores,  Chesa- 
peake &  Ohio  Ry. 

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Subject  X 
Scrap  Classification — Handling  and  Sales 

C.  H.  Hoinville  (Chairman),  Assistant  to  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Atchison, 

Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
J.  C.  Kirk,  Assistant  General  Storekeeper,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
J.  R.  Haynes,  Assistant  Purchasing  Agent,  Chicago,  Burhngton  &  Quincy 

R.  R. 
W.  F.  Jones,  General  Storekeeper,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  East. 

A.  W.  Munster,  Purchasing  Agent,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

E.  H.  Hughes,  General  Storekeeper,  Kansas  City  Southern  Ry. 

B.  T.  JelHson  (Chairman  Ex-Officio),  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Chesapeake 

&  Ohio  Ry. 

Subject  Xn 
Purchasing  Agents'  Office  Records 

C.  E.  Walsh  (Chairman),  Assistant  Purchasing  Agent,  Central  Region,  Penn- 

sylvania System. 

W.  C.  Bower,  General  Purchasing  Agent,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

A.  H.  Lillengren,  Assistant  Purchasing  Agent,  Great  Northern  Ry. 

C.  R.  Craig,  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Southern  Ry.  System. 

E.  G.  Walker,  Assistant  Purchasing  Agent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

L.  Lavoie,  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Canadian  National  Rys. 

J.  F.  Marshall,  Purchasing  Agent,  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 

W.  G.  Phelps  (Chairman  Ex-Officio),  Purchasing  Agent,  Pennsylvania  Sys- 
tem, Central  Region. 

Subject  XIII 
Liunber — Specifications,  Purchasing,  Inspection,  Storage  and  Distribution 

Wm.  Beatty  (Chairman),  Chief  Clerk  to  Purchasing  Agent,  Eastern  Region, 

Pennsylvania  System. 
Howard  Hayes,  General  Storekeeper,  Great  Northern  Ry. 
Paul  McKay,  Purchasing  Agent,  Spokane,  Portland  &  Seattle  R.  R. 
J.  H.  Waterman,  Superintendent,  Timber  Preservation,  Chicago,  Burhngton 

&  Quincy  R.  R. 
James  Sinclair,  Chief  Tie  and  Timber  Agent,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
S.  M.  Elder,  Lumber  Agent,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
H.  P.  McQuilken  (Chairman  Ex-Officio),  General  Storekeeper,  Baltimore  & 

Ohio  R.  R. 

Subject  XV 
Buildings  and  Structures 

J.  E,  Byron  (Chairman),  General  Storekeeper,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

G.  J.  Fleisch,  General  Traveling  Storekeeper,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe 

U.  K.  Hall  (Chairman  Ex-Officio),  General  Supervisor  of  Stores,  Union  Pacific 
System. 

Subject  XVI 
Supply  Train  Operation 

A.  S.  McKelligon  (Chairman),  General  Storekeeper,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 
W.  S.  Galloway,  Purchasing  Agent,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
J.  P.  Murphy,  General  Storekeeper,  New  York  Central  R.  R.,  Lines  West. 
Wm.  Shaw,  General  Supply  Car  Man,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
J.  E.  Peery,  Inspector  of  Supply  Train  Service,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 
W.  A.  Summerhays  (Chairman  Ex-Officio),  Purchasing  Agent,  Illinois  Central 
R.  R. 

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Subject  XVIII 

Committee  to  Prepare  Workable  Rules  for  Carrying  Out  Provisions  of  Section 

10— Clayton  Anti-Trust  Act 

H.  B.  Spencer  (Chairman),  President,  Fruit  Growers  Express. 

G.  G.  Yeomans. 

S.  B.  Wight,  Manager,  Purchases  and  Stores,  New  York  Central  Lines. 

E.  A.  Chfford,  Assistant  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Atchison,  Topeka  and 

Sant  Fe  Ry.  „   ^,  •    t^ 

H.  C.  Pearce,  Director  of  Purchases  and  Stores,  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  Ry. 
C.  A-.  How,  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

JOINT  COMMITTEE  ON  JOINT  INSPECTION  OF  STANDARD 

MATERIAL 

(Mechanical  Division) 

F.  M.  Waring  (Chairman),  Engineer  Tests,  Pennsylvania  System. 

F.  H.  Hardin,  Chief  Engineer,  Motive  Power  and  Rolling  Stock,  New  York 

Central  R.  R. 
J.  R.  Onderdonk,  Engineer  Tests,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
C.  B.  Young,  Mechanical  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
C.  T.  Ripley,  General  Mechanical  Inspector,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

(Purchases  and  Stores  Division) 

M.  J.  Collins,  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

G.  W.  Bichlmeir,  Purchasing  Assistant,  Union  Pacific  System. 

A.  C.  Mann,  Vice-President,  IlHnois  Central  R.  R. 

B.  T.  Wood,  Vice-President,  St.  Louis-San  Francisco  Ry. 

S.  Porcher,  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Pennsylvania  System. 


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DIVISION  VIl-FRElGHT  CLAIMS 


DIVISION  VII— FREIGHT  CLAIMS 

The  Freight  Claim  Division  was  organized  on  July  31,  1919,  and  is  com- 
posed of  the  former  Freight  Claim  Association.  Its  duty  is  to  consider  and 
report  upon  methods  for  the  settlement  of  freight  claims  of  shippers,  consignees 
and  carriers,  also  to  study  claim  causes  and  preventive  measures. 

The  Freight  Claim  Association  was  organized  on  March  3,  1892,  through 
the  consolidation  of  the  Freight  Claim  Association  of  the  West,  the  Railway 
Freight  Claim  Association  of  the  Eastern,  Western  and  Southern  States  and 
the  Freight  Claim  Officers  of  the  Lines  Interested  in  Texas  Traffic. 

The  consolidation  of  these  organizations  was  to  meet  a  recognized  need 
for  an  Association  of  Freight  Claim  Officials  representing  carriers  in  all  parts 
of  the  country  in  order  that  freight  claim  matters  might  be  handled  with 
harmony  and  under  uniform  rules,  thus  preventing  the  difference  in  regulations 
which  would  develop  in  the  maintenance  of  separate  Associations.  The 
object  of  the  Freight  Claim  Association  was  the  prompt  and  lawful  settlement 
of  freight  claims  with  claimants  and  between  carriers;  also  the  study  of  claim 
causes  and  the  application  of  preventive  measures. 

Before  the  organization  of  the  Freight  Claim  Association,  the  adjustment 
of  claims  was  very  greatly  delayed  because  of  no  general  understanding  among 
the  lines  interested  as  to  the  division  between  carriers  hauling  the  freight  of 
the  amounts  paid  to  claimants  in  the  settlement  of  their  claims,  it  frequently 
occurring  that  the  different  carriers  interested  would  hold  divergent  views 
regarding  such  apportionment;  as  well  as  with  reference  to  the  documentary 
evidence  necessary  in  support  of  claims.  To  overcome  this  uncertainty  as 
well  as  to  avoid  the  delay  and  friction  thus  caused,  there  was  adopted  a  code 
of  rules  describing  the  documentary  evidence  necessary  in  support  of  a  freight 
claim  and  the  manner  in  which  the  amounts  should  be  apportioned  between 
carriers  hauling  the  freight.  These  rules  were  made  mandatory  and,  to  provide 
for  determination  of  any  disputes  which  might  arise  as  to  their  proper 
application,  an  arbitration  procedure  was  set  up,  the  Arbitration  Committee 
being  composed  of  freight  claim  officers  holding  membership  in  the  Association. 

Another  improvement  made  to  adopt  rules  authorizing  the  carriers  to 
which  claim  was  presented  to  make  investigation  direct  with  the  Agents  and 
Officers  of  other  carriers  participating  in  the  haul  and  negotiate  settlements 
with  claimants  without  prior  reference  to  the  other  lines  interested.  Before 
the  adoption  of  such  a  plan,  it  had  been  necessary  for  the  entire  claim  file  in 
each  case  to  be  presented  to  all  interested  carriers  for  investigation  which 
naturally  resulted  in  delayed  adjustments  with  claimants,  with  consequent 
dissatisfaction  and  complaint. 

Further  improvement  was  to  discontinue  the  practice  of  sending  each  and 
every  claim  file  to  all  interested  carriers  for  authorizing  the  proportions  due 
under  the  freight  claim  rules  and  to  substitute  therefor  the  plan  of  permitting 
carriers  making  payment  to  claimants  to  arbitrarily  charge  the  carriers  at 
interest.  This  had  the  effect  of  relieving  more  promptly  the  carriers'  suspense 
accounts  of  the  amounts  due  from  connections  on  interline  claims. 

One  particular  improvement  which  was  made  by  practically  all  carriers 
was  to  substitute  a  plan  of  payment  to  claimant  by  freight  claim  agent's  draft 
(in  many  instances  immediately  upon  receipt  of  properly  supported  claims) 
for  the  old  slow  voucher  method  which  called  f6r  approval  of  the  proposed  pay- 
ment by  several  officers  before  check  was  executed  by  treasurer. 

A  large  part  of  the  effort  of  the  Freight  Claim  Association  has  been  to 
study  the  causes  of  freight  claims  and  to  offer  recommendations  to  remedy 
such  claims. 

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The  present  activities  of  the  Freight  Claim  Division  may  be  outlined  as 
follows: 

1.  The  minimizing  of  controversies  and  the  expenses  incident  to  such 
litigation  as  may  be  brought  against  carriers  by  the  shipping  public  in  connec- 
tion with  freight  claims  through  the  means  of  conference  with  representatives 
of  commercial  organizations  as  well  as  by  keeping  current  and  effective  the 
Freight  Claim  Rules  and  Rulings,  which,  in  their  operation,  faciUtate  the 
investigation  of  freight  claims  and  their  adjustment  with  claimants. 

2.  The  making  of  the  Freight  Claim  Rules  and  Rulings  more  effective 
in  their  operation  in  an  effort  to  maintain  the  least  expensive  methods  of  claim 
investigation  and  accounting  by  carriers  to  which  claims  are  presented,  parti- 
cularly those  filed  in  connection  with  freight  moving  over  several  lines,  thus 
obviating  the  necessity  of  litigation  as  well  as  prolonged  controversies  as 
between  carriers;  likewise  controlling  the  expenses  of  litigation  regarding  claims 
filed  with  one  carrier  in  connection  with  loss  or  damage  which  may  have 
occurred  on  the  line  of  a  connection. 

3.  The  reduction  of  amounts  paid  in  settlement  of  freight  clairns  by 
means  of  the  claim  prevention  organization  of  the  Division,  the  activities 
of  which  are  conducted  along  the  following  lines: 

An  educational  campaign  through  means  of  personal  conferences  with 
representatives  of  the  various  branches  of  transportation  service,  such  as 
freight  claim,  claim  prevention  and  operating  departments,  followed  up  by 
correspondence  and  supplemented  by  bulletin  service  outlining  methods  and 
suggestions  for  improved  service. 

The  coordination  of  the  activities  of  the  Sectional  Claim  Conferences, 
which  Conferences  in  turn  coordinate  the  activities  of  the  carriers  in  each 
territory. 

The  aim  is  to  reduce  during  the  current  }^ar  by  at  least  fifty  percent,  the 
amounts  paid  in  settlement  of  claims,  which  at  present  total  approximately 
$100,000,000.00. 

The  accompanying  statement  shows  the  present  organization  of  the 
Freight  Claim  Division. 


DIVISION  VII— FREIGHT  CLAIMS 

Officers 

H.  C.  Pribble Chairman 

H.  C.  Howe l5i  Vice-Chairman 

Wm.  C.  Fitch 2nd  Vice-Chairman 

Lewis  Pilcher Secretary 

General  Committee 

H.  C.  Pribble  (Chairman),  General  Claim  Agent,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 

Fe  Ry.  System. 
H.  C.  Howe  (First  Vice-Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chicago  &  North 

Western  Ry.  . , 

W.  C.  Fitch  (Second  Vice-Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Southern  Pacific 

Co. — Pacific  System. 
J.  B.  Baskerville,  Assistant  General  Claim  Agent,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
J.  A.  Beahan,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 
R.  L.  Calkins,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 
H.    R.  Grochau,   Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chicago,  St.   Paul,   Minneapohs  & 

Omaha  Ry. 
W.  B.  Kellett,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Fort  Worth  &  Denver  City  Ry 
T.  S.  Walton,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

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Committee  on  Rules  of  Order 

R.  L.  Calkins  (Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

A.  E.  Hodson,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  MinneapoHs,  St.  Paul  &  Sault  Ste. 
Marie  Ry. 

H.  M.  DeGette,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern  Ry. 

J.  A.  Craig,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Atlanta  &  West  Point  R.  R. 

S.  R.  Biering,  Assistant  General  Claim  Agent,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

E.  Arnold,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 

R.  L.  Franklin,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Eastern  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 

S.  S.  Russell,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Central  Vermont  Ry. 

James  Copland,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Oregon-Washington  R.  R.  &  Naviga- 
tion Co. 

Committee  on  Loss  and  Damage  Rules 

W.  O.  Bunger  (Chairman),  General  Superintendent  Freight  Claims,  Chicago, 

Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 
H.  Bierman,  General  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Ry. 
W.  J.  Wilson,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 
J.  M.  Eedson,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Toronto,  Hamilton  &  Buffalo  Ry. 
H.  R.  Grochau,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chicago,   St.   Paul,   Minneapolis  & 

Omaha  Ry. 
A.  H.  Shepard,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
John  B.  Mordecai,  Traffic  Manager,  Richmond,  Fredericksburg  &  Potomac 

R.  R. 
J.  H.  Miller,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  R.  R. 
Richard  Halley,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Clyde  Steamship  Co. 

Committee  on  Overcharge  Rules 

J.  J.  Hooper  (Chairman),  General  Claim  Agent — Overcharge,  Southern  Ry. 

System. 
J.  J.  Kearney,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 
U.  G.  Couffer,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Central  Region,  Pennsylvania  System. 
Ed.  L.  Prince,  Auditor  Freight  Receipts,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
Owen  Cameron,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Canadian  National  Rys. 
George  Greaves,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Southern  Ry.  System. 

E.  P.   Hook,   General  Auditor  and  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Baltimore  Steam 

Packet  Co. 
C.  G.  Webb,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Southern  Pacific  Lines  in  Texas. 
Robt.  Crosbie,  Comptroller,  Spokane,  Portland  &  Seattle  Ry. 

Committee  on  Freight  Claim  Prevention 

J.   B.   Baskerville   (Chairman),  Assistant  General  Claim  Agent,   Norfolk  & 

Western  Ry. 
C.  C.  Glessner,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

F.  W.  H.  O'Meara,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  Ry. 
J.  F.  Horrigan,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

A.  R.  McNitt,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
H.  M.  Moors,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Southern  Pacific  Lines  in  Louisiana. 
J.  D.  Shields,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 
C.  H.  Dietrich,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Ry. 
C.  E.  Bingham,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Kansas  City  Southern  Ry. 

Committee  on  Methods,  Accounts  and  Forms 

E.  B.  Whisler  (Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Pittsburgh  &  Lake  Erie 

R.  R. 
W.  O.  Wall,  General  Claim  Agent,  Georgia  &  Florida  Ry. 
Fred  E.  Jones,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  San  Antonio  &  Aransas  Pass  Ry. 
C.  R.  Iliff,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Colorado  &  Southern  Ry. 
Henry  Schmittgens,  Jr.,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Terminal  R.  R.  Association 

of  St.  Louis. 

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Appeals  Committee 

J.  F.  Horrigan  (Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
H.  Bierman,  General  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Ry. 
J.  J.  Hooper,  General  Claim  Agent — Overcharge,  Southern  Ry.   System. 
E.  Arnold,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Grand  Trunk  Ry.  System. 
J.  D.  Shields,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R. 

Loss  and  Damage  Arbitration  Committees 

Committee  **A" 

H.  R.  Grochau  (Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Min- 
neapolis &  Omaha  Ry. 
J.  B.  Baskerville,  Assistant  General  Claim  Agent,  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry. 
H.  M.  Moors,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Southern  Pacific  Lines  in  Louisiana. 

Committee  "B" 

T.  S.  Walton  (Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 

A.  E.   Hodson,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul  &  Sault  Ste. 

Marie  Ry. 
W.  J.  Wilson,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Ry. 

Committee  «'C" 

C.  H.   Dietrich  (Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 

St.  Paul  Ry. 
A.  H.  Shepard,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  R.  R. 
J.  M.  Heath,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R. 

Committee  "D" 

U.  G.  Couffer  (Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Central  Region,  Penn- 
sylvania System. 

S.  R.  Biering,  Assistant  General  Claim  Agent,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe 
Ry. 

S.  W.  Patton,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Minneapolis  &  St.  Louis  R.  R. 

Committee  **E" 

F.  W.  H.  O'Meara  (Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chesapeake  &  Ohio 

Ry. 
J.  K.  Lovell,  Assistant  Freight  Claim  Agent,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

D.  C.  MacDonald,  Assistant  General  Claim  Agent,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. — 

Lines  West. 

Committee  "F» 

A.  R.  McNitt  (Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 
C.  C.  Glessner,  General  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 
W.  E.  Lawson,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Chicago,  Indianapolis  &  Louisville  Ry. 

Overcharge  Arbitration  Committee 

Committee  "G" 

J.  J.  Kearney  (Chairman),  Freight  Claim  Agent,  New  York,  Chicago  &  St 

Louis  R.  R. 
H.  Kaser,  Freight  Claim  Agent,  Wheeling  &  Lake  Erie  R.  R. 
George  Greaves,  Freight  Claim  Agent — Overcharge  Southern  Ry.  System. 


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JOINT  COMMITTEE  ON  AUTOMATIC  TRAIN 
CONTROL 


JOINT  COMMITTEE  ON   FUEL  CONSERVATION 


CONFERENCES  WITH  THE  INTERSTATE 
COMMERCE  COMMISSION 


STANDARD  CONTAINERS 


JOINT  COMMITTEE  ON  AUTOMATIC  TRAIN  CONTROL 

Section  26  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Act  provides  that  the  Interstate 
rommerS  Commission  mav  after  investigation  order  any  carrier  sub]ect  to 
the  Act  to  iS  aitomatic  train  stops  or  train  control  devices  to  comply 
wi?h  specScations  and  requirements  prescribed  by  the  Commission.        _    _ 

For  the  purpose  of  cooperating  with  the  Interstate  Commerce  C^inrmssion 
in  worSng  oSt  d'^tails  of  a  practicable  plan  under  ^^.^  P/^^^^^^u^lat  kTraii; 
at  the  request  of  the  Commission,  a  Joint  Committee  on  Automatic  iram 
Comrol  has  been  appointed.  The  Committee  as  constituted  consists  of  repre- 
?ematS-es  of  the  Operating,  Engineering,  and  Mechanical  Divisions,  and  the 
Signal  Section. 

The  duties  of  the  Joint  Committee  will  be  as  follows: 

(a)  Prescribe  rules  and  requirements  for  tests  of  Automatic  Tram  Control 
Devices.  .  ,         •      ,i  „ 

(b)  To  review  the  work  already  done  by  previous  committees  m  the 
testing  of  apphances  and  to  bring  the  work  up  to  date. 

(c)  To  confer  with  representatives  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commis- 
sion in  the  consideration  of  this  subject.  _ 

(d)  To  arrange  with  the  carriers  for  practical  tests  as  may  seem  advisable, 
and  to  arrange  for  the  terms  and  conditions  of  such  tests.  ,  .     ,  „ 

(e)  To  arrange  for  necessary  record  of  performances  and  cost  of  mstalla- 
tion  and  maintenance  and  comparisons. 

(f)  That  at  all  times  to  coordinate  their  work  with  that  of  the  represent- 
athi  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission,  and  to  work  m  cooperation 
with  such  representatives. 

The  accompanying  statement  shows  the  organization  of  the  Joint  Com- 
mittee on  Automatic  Train  Control. 

JOINT  COMMITTEE  ON  AUTOMATIC  TRAIN  CONTROL 
Officers 

C  E   Denney -...Chairman.  .  ... 

t'  H   Beacom         .  .  •  -Vice  Chairman  representing  Operating  Division. 
A    at'  R,iri-      "  ....  "  Engmeenng 

f^Vau's '  Mechanical        " 

W  J.  Eck   ■.■:.■.■.■.■.■.■.■     "  "  "  Signal  Section. 

G.'e.  Ellis Secretary. 

Operating  Division 

T.  H.  Beacom,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager,  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 

Pacific  Rv» 
W  M.  Teffers,  General  Manager,  Union  Pacific  R.  R.  r-t,;^.,^^  /?- 

C.E    Denney,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager,  New  York,  Chicago  & 

B.  R.  PolS,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 
A.  Price,  General  Jvlanager,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

Engineering  Division 

A.  M.  Burt,  Assistant  to  Vice-President-Operation,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
E  B.  Katte,  Chief  Engineer  Electric  Traction,  New  York  Central  K.  K. 
F.  Ringer,  Chief  Engineer,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Ry. 
A.  W.  Newton,  Chief  Engineer,  Chicago,  Burimgton  &  Qumcy  K.  K. 
W.  P.  Wiltsee,  Assistant  Engineer,  Norfolk  &  Vk  estern  Ky. 

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Signal  Section 

W.  J-  Eck,  Signal  and  Electrical  Superintendent,  Southern  Ry. 

C.  H.  Morrison,  Signal  Engineer,  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  R.  R. 

F.  P.  Patenall,  Signal  Engineer,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

J.  A.  Peabody,  Signal  Engineer,  Chicago  &  North  Western  Ry. 

T.  S.  Stevens,  Signal  Engineer  System,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 

Mechanical  Division 

J.  T.  Wallis,  Chief  Motive  Power,  Pennsylvania  System. 

R.  W.  Bell,  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  IlHnois  Central  R.  R. 

C.  F.  Giles,  Superintendent  of  Machinery,  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

G.  McCormick,  General  Superintendent  "Motive  Power,  Southern  Pacific  Co. 

J.  C.  Garden,  Acting  General  Superintendent  Motive  Power  and  Car  Depart- 
ment, Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

JOINT  COMMITTEE  ON  FUEL  CONSERVATION 

A  Joint  Committee  on  Fuel  Conservation  has  recently  been  organized 
to  consist  of  representatives  of  the  Operating,  Mechanical  and  Purchases  and 
Stores  Divisions. 

It  has  been  decided  for  the  present  that  the  following  subjects  be  given 
consideration : 

_  1.     Organization  for  Fuel  Conservation,  having  in  mind  cooperation  of 
various  departments  and  employes. 

2.  Inspection  of  Fuel  at  mines,  and  preparation  of  a  fuel  schedule  or 
specification. 

3.  Statistics. 

4.  Methods  of  Conservation — jMechanical  and  otherwise. 

The  Joint  Committee  has  issued  a  pamphlet  on  Fuel  Economy  on  Loco- 
motives, which  has  been  given  wide  distribution. 

The  accompanying  statement  shows  the  organization  of  the  Joint  Com- 
mittee: 

JOINT  COMMITTEE  ON  FUEL  CONSERVATION 
Officers 

Wm.  Schlafge Chairman. 

V.  R.  Hawthorne Secretary. 

Mechanical  Division 

Wm.  Schlafge  (Chairman),  Mechanical  Manager,  Erie  R.  R. 

G.  H.  Emer-son,  Chief  of  Moti\e  Power  and  Equipment,  Baltimore  &  Ohio  R.R. 

J.  Hainen,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Southern  Ry. 

W.  J.  ToUerton,  General  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Chicago,  Rock, Island  & 

Pacific  Ry. 
J.  Purcell,  Assistant  to  Vice-President,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Ry. 
H.  M.  Curry,  General  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 
C.  H.  Wiggin,  Superintendent  Motive  Power,  Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. 

Operating  Division 

J.  B.  Parrish,  General  Manager,  Chesaiicakc  &  Ohio  Ry. 

E.  M.  Costin,  General  Manager,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &    St.  Louis 

Ry. 

F.  II.  ilammill.  Assistant  General  Manager,  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Ry. 
W.  M.  Jeders,  General  Manager,  Union  Pacific  R.  R. 

J.  E.  Hutchinson,  General  Manager,  St.  Louis-San  Franciso  Ry. 
W.  D.  Robb,  Vice  President,  Grand  Trunk  Ry. 

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Purchases  and  Stores  Division 

S   B   Wight   Manager  Purchases  and  Stores,  New  York  Central  R.  R. 

S'  Porcher,  General  Purchasing  Agent,  Pennsylvania  System. 

H  B  Grimshaw,  Assistant  to  General  Manager,  Seaboard  Air  Lme  Ry. 

L  N   Hopkins,  Purchasing  Agent,  Chicago,  Burhngton  &  Qumcy  R.  R. 

F   A.  Bushnell,  Purchasing  Agent,  Great  Northern  Ry. 

G   E   Scott,  Purchasing  Agent,  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Ry. 

Thos.  Britt,  General -Fuel  Agent,  Canadian  Pacific  Ry. 

CONFERENCES  WITH  THE  INTERSTATE  COMMERCE  COMMISSION 

Numerous  conferences  have  been  held  between  members  of  the  Interstate 
Commerce  Commission  and  properly  accredited  representatives  of  the  asso- 
ciation, on  various  subjects,  such  as  automatic  tram  control,  safety  apphance 
laws,  etc.,  etc. 

STANDARD  CONTAINERS 

Believing  that  a  material  decrease  can  be  made  in  the  amount  of  loss  and 
damage  to  freight  shipments  if  closer  study  is  given  to  the  adequacy  of  the 
containers  used,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Amencan  Railway  Association 
at  its  meeting  on  May  27,  1921,  authorized  the  expansion  of  the  Bureau  of 
Explosives  for  that  purpose.  Col.  B.  W.  Dunn  the  Chief  Inspector  of  the 
Bureau,  has  been  directed  to  proceed  with  the  formulation  of  standard  con- 
tainer specifications.  In  the  prosecution  of  this  work  the  Chief  Inspector  has 
already  arranged  for  the  co-operation  of  a  Committee  from  the  National 
Industrial  Traffic  League  and  will  arrange  also  with  the  shippers  and  manu- 
facturers of  containers  for  co-operation  through  their  experts.  It  will  be 
without  doubt  possible  through  this  co-operation  of  the  technical  experts  of 
manufacturers  of  shipping  containers  and  the  experts  m  the  employ  of  the 
Bureau  of  Explosives,  in  co-operation  with  the  several  Divisions  of  the  Asso- 
ciation to  arrive  at  standards  for  containers  for  the  majority  of  the  freight 
transported,  which  will  adequately  protect  it  and  reduce  the  economic  waste 
through  loss  and  damage  due  to  containers  as  well  as  the  payments  made 
therefor  by  the  raikoad  companies. 


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EXHIBIT  A 


American  Railway  Association 


ARTICLES  OF  ORGANIZATION 

Article  1.  The  name  of  this  organization  is  the  "American  Railway 
Association,"  with  headquarters  in  New  York  City. 

Article  2.  Its  object  is,  by  recommendation,  to  harmonize  and  coordinate 
the  principles  and  practices  of  American  railroads  with  respect  to  their  con- 
struction, maintenance  and  operation. 

Article  3.  Its  membership  shall  consist  of  carriers  which  operate  American 
steam  railroads,  but  no  carrier  operating  less  than  one  hundred  miles  of 
road,  including  trackage  rights,  or  which  operates  primarily  as  a  plant  facility, 
shall  be  eligible  for  membership. 

Each  carrier  shall  be  entitled  to  exercise  the  right  of  one  membership  for 
each  one  thousand  miles  of  road,  or  fraction  thereof,  including  trackage  rights 
operated  by  it. 

The  Board  of  Directors  may  admit  to  the  Association  as  associate  mem- 
bers carriers  which,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Board,  are  not  eligible  for  mem- 
bership. 

Article  4.  Each  membership  shall  be  entitled  to  one  vote,  which  vote 
shall  be  cast  only  by  the  chief  executive  officer  of  the  member  voting,  or 
by  the  officer  designated  by  him.  Associates  shall  not  be  entitled  to  vote, 
but  otherwise  shall  have  the  same  standing  as  members. 

Article  5.  Representation  in  the  Association  shall  be  restricted  to  the 
chief  executive  officer  of  each  carrier  holding  membership  therein,  or  to  an 
officer  designated  by  him. 

Members  may  be  represented  in  each  Division  by  their  officers  in  charge 
of  matters  coming  within  the  scope  of  the  Division. 

Article  6.  A  carrier  may  terminate  its  membership  by  formal  with- 
drawal after  the  payment  of  assessments  due;  or  if  it  shall  fail  to  pay  its 
dues  and  assessments  for  two  consecutive  3'ears  its  membership  may  be 
terminated  by  the  Board  of  Directors. 

Article  7.  Its  officers  shall  consist  of  a  President,  a  First  Vice-President, 
a  Second  Vice-President,  and  a  General  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  The  term 
of  any  such  officer  shall  terminate  with  the  appointment  of  his  successor. 
These  officers  shall  receive  such  salaries,  if  any,  as  shall  be  determined  by 
the  Board  of  Directors. 

The  work  of  the  Association  shall  be  conducted  by  a  Board  of  Directors, 
of  eighteen  elected  members,  one  of  whom  shall  be  selected  by  the  Board 
as  Chairman,  and  an  Executive  Committee,  constituted  as  hereinafter  pre- 
scribed. The  Board  shall  select  from  among  its  number  one  member  to 
represent  it  in  the  work  of  each  of  the  Divisions  into  which  the  Association 
is  divided.  The  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  so  selected  become  the 
Executive  Committee. 

There  shall  be  also  a  Committee  on  Nominations  of  five  elected  members. 

Article  8.    It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meetings 

of  the  Association  and  to  exercise  general  supervision  over  the  affairs  of 

the  Association.     He  shall  be  ex-officio  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors 

and  of  all  Committees. 

In  the  absence  of  the  President  his  duties  shall  devolve  upon  the  First 
Vice-President.  In  the  absence  of  the  First  Vice-President  the  Second  Vice- 
President  shall  perform  the  duties  of  President. 

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Article  9.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  General  Secretary  to  keep  a  full 
and  complete  record  of  the  proceedings  of  each  regular  and  special  session, 
to  notify  memlsers  of  the  date  and  location  of,  and  to  provide  printed  copies 
of  the  proceedings  of  each  session,  and  of  each  meeting  of  the  several  Divi- 
sions, to  issue  all  circulars  and  to  compile  information  for  the  use  of  the 
Association  and  of  the  various  Divisions  thereof.  He  shall  act  as  Secretary 
of  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  Executive  Committee,  and  the  Committee 
on  Nominations.  He  shall  either  act  as  Secretary  of  the  Divisions  and  of  the 
several  Sections  and  Committees  thereof,  or  in  connection  with  the  Chair- 
man and  Vice-Chairman  of  any  Division  or  Section  he  may  appoint  a  Secre- 
tary thereof,  and  shall  see  that  the  minutes  of  the  sessions  of  the  Divisions, 
the  Sections  and  of  the  several  Committees  are  properly  kept,  and  from 
time  to  time  shall  attend  their  sessions.  He  shall  be  the  custodian  of  the 
Library  and  of  all  records  of  the  Association,  and  under  the  direction  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  shall  authorize  all  disbursements  on  account  thereof. 
He  shall  select  an  Assistant  General  Secretary  and  such  other  assistants 
as  the  business  of  the  Association  may  require,  subject  to  the  approval  of 
the  Board  of  Directors,  and  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  assigned 
to  him. 

Article  10.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive,  disburse  and  account  for  all 
monies  received  or  expended,  and  shall  deposit  the  funds  of  the  Association 
in  such  banks  or  places  of  deposit  as  may  be  approved  by  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors. He  shall  make  a  semi-annual  report  of  the  finances  in  detail  to 
such  Board,  and,  with  its  consent,  may  selected  an  Assistant  Treasurer  to 
act  in  his  absence. 

Article  11.  The  powers  and  duties  conferred  on  the  American  Railway 
Association  by  these  Articles  of  Organization  are  subject  to  the  resolution 
adopted  by  the  Association  of  Railway  Executives,  July  1,  1920,  viz.:  The 
Association  of  Railway  Executives  shall  have  at  all  times  executive  control 
of  all  railway  and  railroad  associations. 

Article  12.  These  Articles  may  be  amended  on  the  recommendation 
of  the  Board  of  Directors,  if  approved  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  members 
of  the  Association. 

BY-LAWS 

1.  A  regular  session  of  the  Association  will  be  held  on  the  third  Wednes- 
day of  November  of  each  year  at  such  place  as  the  Board  of  Directors  may 
determine.  Special  sessions  shall  be  called  by  the  President  at  the  request 
of  the  Board  of  Directors,  or  on  the  written  request  of  ten  members.  The 
Board  of  Directors  may  change  the  date  of  a  regular  session  when  in  its 
judgment  the  best  interests  of  the  Association  will  be  thereby  conserved. 

2.  In  addition  to  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  Executive  Committee,  and 
the  Committee  on  Nominations,  the  organization  includes  the  following 
Divisions : 

Division  I— Operating. 

Division  II — Transportation. 

Division  III — Traffic. 

Division  IV — Engineering. 

Division  V — Mechanical. 

Division  VI — Purchases  and  Stores. 

Division  VII — -Freight  Claims. 
Each  Division  shall  be  presided  over  by  a  Chairman  and  one  or  more 
Vice-Chairmen,  who  shall  be  elected  by  the  Division. 

Each  Division  shall  arrange  for  the  selection  of  a  "General  Committee" 
to  harmonize  and  co-ordinate  the  work  of  such  Division  and  for  the  proper 
transmission  of  recommendations  of  the  Division,  and  such  other  Committees 
as  may  be  necessary  to  facilitate  the  handling  of  the  matters  with  which 
the  Division  is  charged,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Executive  Committee. 
Any  Committee  of  any  Division  may  appoint  such  sub-committees  as  it  may 

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find  desirable  for  the  advancement  of  its  work,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the 
"General  Committee." 

The  time  and  place  of  holding  sessions  of  Divisions,  the  method  of  selecting 
committees,  and  the  members  thereof,  and  of  conducting  its  business  shall 
be  decided  upon  by  the  representatives  of  the  members  in  each  Division, 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Executive  Committee.  The  officers  and  com- 
mittees of  Divisions  shall  be  so  chosen  as  to  fairly  represent  geographically 
all  carriers  of  the  country. 

Any  Division  may,  with  the  approval  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  permit 
others  than  representatives  of  members  to  become  affiliated  members  of 
such  Division  and  to  serve  on  and  vote  in  Committees.  Qualifications  for 
affiliated  membership  shall  be  fixed  by  each  Division. 

3.  Six  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  shall  be  elected  each  year  to 
serve  for  three  years.  Three  members  and  two  members  of  the  Committee 
on  Nominations,  each  to  serve  for  two  years,  shall  be  elected  alternately. 
These  elections  shall  be  by  letter  ballot  in  advance  of  the  regular  sessions 
of  the  Association. 

4.  The  Board  of  Directors  shall  exercise  general  supervision  over  the 
affairs  of  the  Association  and  pass  upon  applications  for  membership. 

It  shall  appoint  the  President,  the  Vice-Presidents,  and  the  General  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer,  and  prescribe  their  salaries,  if  any. 

It  shall  nominate  nine  persons  and  six  persons,  in  alternate  years,  as  can- 
didates for  the  Committee  on  Nominations.  Such  nominations  shall  be  so 
made  as  to  fairly  represent  geographically  all  carriers. 

It  shall  report  to  the  Association  at  each  regular  session  the  action  it  has 
taken  and  its  recommendations  on  matters  of  importance. 

In  addition  to  the  duty  of  supervising  the  activities  of  the  several  Divi- 
sions, the  Board  of  Directors  may  assign  to  the  Executive  Committee  such 
other  duties  as  it  deems  advisable. 

Whenever  the  Committee  on  Nominations  shall  cease  to  have  a  quorum 
in  its  membership,  the  Board  of  Directors  shall  make  such  appointments 
as  are  necessary  to  fill  the  vacancies. 

5.  The  Committee  on  Nominations  shall  nominate  each  year  the  names 
of  eighteen  executive  officers  as  candidates  for  the  Board  of  Directors.  Such 
nominations  shall  be  so  made  as  to  fairly  represent  geographically  all  carriers. 

6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  Division  I — Operating,  to  consider  and  report 
upon  questions  affecting  operating  practices. 

7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  Division  II — Transportation,  to  consider  and 
report  upon  questions  affecting  the  efficient  use  and  interchange  of  equip- 
ment. 

8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  Division  III — Traffic,  to  consider  and  report 
upon  rules,  regulations  and  practices  (not  including  rates,  fares,  or  classi- 
fications for  rating)  which  affect  the  operation  of  the  railroads  in  relation 
to  the  public. 

9.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  Division  IV — Engineering,  to  consider  a,nd  report 
upon  methods  affecting  the  location,  construction  and  maintenance  of  rail- 
roads. 

10.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  Division  V — Mechanical,  to  consider  and  report 
upon  methods  of  construction,  maintenance  and  service  of  the  rolling  stock 
of  railroads. 

11.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  Division  VI — Purchases  and  Stores,  to  consider 
and  report  upon  methods  for  purchasing,  storing,  distribution  and  selling 
of  materials  and  supplies. 

12.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  Division  VII — Freight  Claims,  to  consider  and 
report  upon  methods  for  the  settlement  of  freiglit  claims  of  shippers,  con- 
signees and  carriers;  also  to  study  claim  causes  and  preventive  measures. 

13.  Reports,  except  the  report  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  shall  be  prepared 
at  least  thirty  days  prior  to  the  ckite  of  the  session  at  which  they  are  to  be 
considere<l  by  the  Association  and  cojiies  forwarded  to  the  members  by  the 
General  Secretary  with  the  call  for  the  meeting. 

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14  A  person  who  becomes  a  member  of  the  Board  o/  Directors  or  of  a 
rommittee  shall  continue  to  perform  the  duties  thereof  o  the  end  of  his 
term  so  long  a  he  is  an  official  of  a  member  of  the  Association  whether  in 
the  service  of  the  original  member  or  of  another.  A  vacancy  on  the  Board 
of  Dfrectors  or  on  a  Committee  caused  by  resignation  or  disability  shall  be 
filled  by  the  vote  of  its  remaining  members  except  as  provided  m  By-Law  4. 

When  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  or  of  a  Committee  shall  be 
absent  three  Smes  consecutively  from  regularly  called  "^^etings  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  or  of  the  Committee  his  membership  ceases  ipso  facto,  and  the 
Board  or  gomn?ttee  shall  act  as  in  the  case  of  a  vacancy  from  any  other 


cause 


15  '  Anv  officer  of  a  member  when  properly  accredited  by  his  chief  execu- 
tive  office?  wm  be  admitted  to  the  sessions,  and  -J^  ^°- ^    J^.f f^^;^    S, 
or  serve  on  the  Committees  of  the  Association,  except  the  Board  of  Directors 
and  the  Committee  on  Nominations.  . 

16  Thirty  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  bus- 
iness" but  a  lesser  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time. 

17  Each  membership  shall  pay  an  annual  fee  of  $10,  and  such  other  sums 
as  are  assessed  by  the  Vrd  of  Directors  f-  -^f^f -|)  *^,,^^^^^^^ 
Association.  Each  associate  shal  pay  annual  dues  of  $20  but  shall  not  De 
c^iibiect  to  assessments.  Annual  dues  shall  be  payable  on  April  1st.  assess 
ments  shaU  be  bTsed  upon  the  number  of  miles  of  road  operated,  leased  or 
Sntroled  by  each  member  at  the  time  the  assessment  shall  be  payable  or 
on  such  other  basis  as  may  be  prescribed  from  time  to  time  by  the  Board 
of  Directors.  .      .-u     a 

18.    A  member  shall  not  be  entitled  to  vote  if  m  arrears  to  the  Associa- 

^Tq.  Each  member  shall  have  the  privilege  of  voting  ^ °^,  ^^.^^^'/^"S^.^an' 
for  membership  on  the  Board  of  Directors,  and  for  ^^7  ^\^°  ^°^, '^f ^sons 
rHf1^tp<^  for  membership  on  the  Committee  on  Nominations  Ihe  six  persons 
rSv?n^th"higStP  umber  of  votes  cast  for .  membership  on  the  Boa,d 
of  Directors  and  the  two  (or  three)  persons  receiving  the  highest  number  of 
vot^casffor  membership  on  the  Committee  on  Nominations^hall  be^de- 
Hared  elected  All  such  votes  shall  be  by  letter  ballot  on  forms  preparea 
bv  the  Committee  on  Nominations.  A  member  may  cast  such  ballot  for  any 
e^Sle  reprSenSt^e  of  a  member  of  the  Association  for  membership  on 
the  Board  of  Directors,  or  on  any  Committee. 

20  A  vote  in  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Association  may  be  taken  j;tm 
.oc.   by  riling,  by  roll-cfll  or  by  ballot,  in  any  of  which  members  only  shall 

^""fettef ballots  other  than  for  elections  may  be  ordered  to  be  taken  in  such 
mannS  and  under  such  conditions  as  the  Board  of  Directors  may  from  time 

to  time  direct.  ,     ^  t^-      .  ^    t  n^-^ 

21  In  all  letter  ballots  for  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  of  Com- 
mittees, the  following  form  of  voting  shall  be  adhered  to: 

An  envelope  shall  be  provided  on  which  there  shall  be  a  blarJi  space  for 
the^namlo^tVe  membe?,  the  name  of  the  offic..l.^^n,^dt^^^^^^ 
of  votes  which  he  casts.  In  these  envelopes  the  ballots  f^all  be  placeo  oy 
those  votine  them  and  they  shall  then  be  forwarded  to  the  t^eneraL  becre 
tarv  and  Ey  hiTpresented  to  three  tellers  to  be  appointed  by  the  President. 
sS  tellers^shall  be  so  selected  as  to  fairly  represent  geographically  all  car- 
riers of  the  country. 

22.   At  all  regular  sessions  of  the  Association  the  regular  order  ^^\ess  other- 
wise directed  by  a  majority  of  the  members  present,  shall  be  as  follows. 

1.  Announcement  of  members  present. 

2.  Approval  of  minutes  of  previous  meeting. 

3.  Reports. 

4.  Unfinished  business. 

5.  Miscellaneous  business. 


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23.  The  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  of  Committees  shall  serve 
for  the  periods  desij^nated  or  until  their  successors  are  elected  and  qualified. 
Any  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  may  resign  by  giving  notice  to  the 
Board ;  any  member  of  a  Committee  may  resign  by  giving  notice  to  its  Chair- 
man. 

24.  The  proceedings"  of  this  Association  shall  be  governed  by  "Robert's 
Rules  of  Order,"  except  as  otherwise  herein  provided. 

25.  These  By-Laws  may  be  amended  by  the  Board  of  Directors  at  any 
regular  meeting  or  at  a  si)ecial  meeting  called  for  the  purpose,  provided 
two-thirds  of  all  the  members  constituting  the  Board  vote  in  favor  of  said 
amendment. 


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